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60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.
60 Minutes II (also known as 60 Minutes Wednesday and 60 Minutes) was an American weekly primetime news magazine television program that was intended to replicate the "signature style, journalistic quality and integrity" of the original 60 Minutes series.
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S30.E1 ∙ The I.R.S./Welfare a La Carte/Steals & Lies. Sun, Sep 21, 1997. "The I.R.S." looks at the investigation into abuses by agents of the Internal Revenue Service. "Welfare a La Carte" goes to the country of Norway in order to investigate its extensive government welfare system.
Sep 10, 2021 · A guide listing the titles AND air dates for episodes of the TV series 60 Minutes.
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Current Hosts 1. Steve Kroft (host, 1989–present, co-editor) 2. Lesley Stahl (host, 1991–present, co-editor) 3. Scott Pelley (host, 2003–present) 4. Bill Whitaker (host, 2014–present) Current part-time correspondents 1. Anderson Cooper (2006–present) (also at CNN) Norah O'Donnell (2015–present) 1. Sharyn Alfonsi (2015–present) 2. Jon Wertheim (2017...
James J. Kilpatrick (conservative debater, 1971–79)Nicholas von Hoffman (liberal debater, 1971–74)Shana Alexander (liberal debater, 1975–79)Andy Rooney (commentator, 1978–2011)Based on ratings, "60 Minutes" is the most successful program in U.S. television history since it was moved into its present timeslot in 1975. For five of its seasons, it has been that year's top program, a feat matched by the sitcoms "All in the Family" and NBC's "The Cosby Show" and surpassed only by the FOX network reality competition series, "A...
Emmy Awards
As of June 26, 2017, "60 Minutes" had won a total of 138 Emmy Awards, a record unsurpassed by any other primetime program on U.S. television.
Peabody Awards
The show has won 20 Peabody Awards for segments including "All in the Family", an investigation into abuses by government and military contractors; "The CIA's Cocaine", which uncovered CIA involvement in drug smuggling, "Friendly Fire", a report on incidents of friendly fire in the Gulf War; "The Duke Rape Case", an investigation into accusations of rape at an off campus lacrosse team party in 2006 and "The Killings in Haditha", an investigation into the killing of Iraqi civilians by U.S. Mar...
Other awards
"60 Minutes" received an Investigative Reporter and Editor medal for their segment "The Osprey", documenting a Marine cover-up of deadly flaws in the V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Although "60 Minutes" has been praised for landmark journalism and received many awards, it has also become embroiled in some controversy.
Sun, Jun 23, 2019. "Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez" rebroadcasts a profile of the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and discusses her controversial views. "Malta" rebroadcasts an investigation into charges of corruption in the government of the small Mediterranean island.
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Season 30 guide for 60 Minutes TV series - see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Track 60 Minutes season 30 episodes.
