Moonves is a great-nephew of Paula Ben-Gurion, born Paula Munweis, wife of David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel.
He practices Transcendental Meditation, and has said, "It puts me in a calm state, which I'm not always in."

In 1978, Moonves married Nancy Wiesenfeld, with whom he has three children including W magazine editor in chief Sara Moonves.
In April 2003, Nancy Moonves filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.
Nancy and Les Moonves were already living apart.

In 2004, although his divorce from Nancy was not yet finalized, Moonves began dating Julie Chen, CBS' The Early Show reporter and host of the reality series Big Brother.
On December 10, 2004, Moonves got a court to grant an early divorce, on a motion citing a "desire to return to the status of being single".
Thirteen days later in Mexico, he married Chen.
In 2009, Chen gave birth to a son.

Moonves resides in Beverly Hills, California, in a house he bought from Andy Heyward.
He also owns residences in Malibu and New York City.
Moonves is a great-nephew of Paula Ben-Gurion, born Paula Munweis, wife of David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel. He practices Transcendental Meditation, and has said, "It puts me in a calm state, which I'm not always in."
In 1978, Moonves married Nancy Wiesenfeld, with whom he has three children including W magazine editor in chief Sara Moonves. In April 2003, Nancy Moonves filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. Nancy and Les Moonves were already living apart.
In 2004, although his divorce from Nancy was not yet finalized, Moonves began dating Julie Chen, CBS' The Early Show reporter and host of the reality series Big Brother. On December 10, 2004, Moonves got a court to grant an early divorce, on a motion citing a "desire to return to the status of being single". Thirteen days later in Mexico, he married Chen. In 2009, Chen gave birth to a son.
Moonves resides in Beverly Hills, California, in a house he bought from Andy Heyward. He also owns residences in Malibu and New York City.
Les Moonves