# CBS News — prediction record

Published without a byline, this record belongs to the publication rather than to a named writer.

## Is CBS News accurate?

Across 4 graded calls in 3 articles, CBS News scores 100% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 67.67, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 100%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 67.67
- **Graded articles:** 3
- **Graded individual calls:** 4
- **Clarity:** 100%
- **Hedged:** 50% of claims
- **Right when hedging:** not enough data
- **Right when committing:** not enough data

PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards.

The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty.

Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology

## Graded articles (3)

### Nov 1, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls

The network's own race ratings, cited on air, had the Florida Senate race as likely Republican and the Minnesota Senate race as likely Democratic.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e420dcad-088a-4cb2-9d24-81b3d353e4c5

### Oct 25, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

The network's Battleground Tracker forecast has Democrats winning control of the House with 229 seats — a majority of roughly 11 seats — while the Senate is rated a toss-up.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c0d1c3dc-908f-4666-86e5-25332abc9005

### Oct 18, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

CBS News' in-house election estimates give Democrats the advantage to win control of the House in the midterms, while Democrats need four seats to take the Senate.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17e26884-0948-4950-aa5e-bece2aa2c0c0


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