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Project to build the series of episode guides for the CBS show "60 Minutes"

List of 60 Minutes episodes

Episodes

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1960s........ 01  02 
1970s 03  04 0506070809101112
1980s13141516171819202122
1990s23242526272829303132
2000s33343536373839404142
2010s43444546474849505152
2020s5354 55  56  57  58 ....
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Traffic Analysis

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  • Traffic 11/7/2024 - 12/31/2024 · 2,252 pageviews (41/day) compared to 5,602 (102/day) for Frontline traffic

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Metadata

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''60 Minutes'' episodes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:60 Minutes episodes, List of}} [[Category:60 Minutes]] [[Category:Lists of American television series episodes]]

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Merge

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Merge into Previous Seasons

Grammy Winners

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67th Grammy winners and nominees in 2025[1] Segments with nominees from this year's 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Interviews from previous shows:

  1. season 27 - November 13, 1994 - Rolling Stones from 1994 by Ed Bradley[2][3]
  2. Season 42 - January 31, 2010 - Beyoncé from 2010 by Steven Kroft [4]
  3. season 43 - October 10, 2010 - Eminem from 2010 by Anderson Cooper[5]
  4. season 43 - February 11, 2011 - Lady Gaga from 2011 by Anderson Cooper[6][7][8]
  5. Season 44 - November 20, 2011 - Taylor Swift from 2011 by Lesley Stahl[9][10]
  6. season 51 - September 30, 2018 - Paul McCartney from 2018 by Sharyn Alfonsi[11]
  7. season 55 - January 8, 2023 Hans Zimmer from 2023 by Lesley Stahl [12]
  8. season 56 - January 16, 2022 - Chris Stapleton from 2022 by Sharyn Alfonsi[13]
  9. season 57 - December 22, 2024 - Samara Joy from 2024 by Bill Whitaker[14]

Race in America

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Using the following article: "Race and America as told through the years on 60 Minutes". CBS News. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2025., include as reference in the following segments:

  1. Checked 1968: MLK's Family at Christmas
  2. Checked 1968: Cops
  3. 1980: The Kid, The Cop and The Knife
  4. 1993: "A Tale of Two Cities"
  5. 1993: The true story behind "Just Mercy"
  6. 1999: Call Me Mister!
  7. 2000: Who Killed Malcolm X?
  8. 2003: Tulia, Texas
  9. 2004: The Murder Of Emmett Till
  10. 2005: The Bridge to Gretna
  11. 2011: The Murder of Louis Allen
  12. 2018: The Legacy of Lynching

Sources

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Books

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  1. 2/17/80 - "Appendix B: "The Death of Edward Nevin"". 60 minutes and the news : a mythology for Middle America. pp. 187–202. - a report on a U.S. Army experiment in biological warfare and its wide-ranging implications
  2. 5/18/75 — "Appendix C : "Whatever Became of Eldridge Cleaver?"". 60 minutes and the news : a mythology for Middle America. pp. 203–214. - Interview with the former Black Panther leader,now a born-again Christian.
  3. 11/2/71 -"Appendix D:"Rolls-Royce"". 60 minutes and the news : a mythology for Middle America. pp. 215–229. A look at the history and appeal of the Rolls Royce automobile.
  4. 5/18/75 — "Appendix E:"Why Me?"". 60 minutes and the news : a mythology for Middle America. pp. 230–46. - Report on reverse discrimination (“last hired, first fired”) which often means that minorities are the first to be laid off under the present seniority system.
  • Rosen, Ira. TICKING CLOCK: Behind the Scenes at “60 Minutes. "Review". New York Times. 2021-02-16.

Documentary

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Magazines / Blogs

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Database

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Articles

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  • Cherry, Susan Spaeth (1982-02-01). "When 60 Minutes knocks, answer". American Libraries. Describes how a censorship case involving the Washington County Public Library in Abingdon, Virginia was presented and discussed to the public with the help of the television program '60 Minutes.'
  • REED, J.D.; Whitaker, Leslie (1990-02-26). "Zapping a Curmudgeon If Andy Rooney went too far, did CBS's response fall short?". TIME Magazine. Vol. 135, no. 9. p. 59.
  • Zoglin, Richard; Whitaker, Leslie (1990-03-12). "The Return of a Curmudgeon Andy Rooney is back, but his boss's future is less certain". TIME Magazine. Vol. 135, no. 11. p. 68.
  • Kelly, James; Kalb, Barry (1985-11-04). "Discord in the House of Murrow". TIME Magazine. Vol. 126, no. 18. p. 65.
  • Kennedy, Dana; Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca (1994-06-10). "`Minutes' on the line". No. 226. Entertainment Weekly. p. 10.
  • Goodale, James C. (1995-12-06). "CBS must clear the air". New York Times. "60 Minutes" decision to broadcast the interview with Jeffrey Wigand. Ownership of CBS by Westinghouse; Information on actions by CBS' lawyers.
  • Carter, Bill (1995-11-13). "CBS executives killed story, `60 Minutes' broadcast says". New York Times.
  • Kelly, James (1985-08-12). "Children of 60 Minutes". TIME Magazine. Bob Sirott, Connie Chung, Ed Fouhy, Jane Wallace, John Ferrugia, Meredith Vieira, Roger Mudd
  • GREEN, MARY (2021-06-28). "LESLEY STAHL: My Amazing Life!". People.
  • Miller, Holly G. (1978-09-01). "GETTING TO THE POINT WITH SHANA ALEXANDER". Saturday Evening Post. Television host Shana Alexander. Challenges faced in meeting the weekly deadlines set forth by her television show "60 Minutes"; Working relationship with co-host Jack Kilpatrick.
  • Stein, Harry (6 May 1979}). "How '60 Minutes' Makes News". The New York Times. started out as a "Morn and Pop" television shop, with two reporters and six line producers, has grown into a factory, employing more than 70 people, including 21 producers and 16 film editors, turning out about 120 segments annually. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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Existing articles not linked to a specific episode:

Point-Counterpoint

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segments from the 1970s

Awards

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Emmy
  • 34th News & Documentary Emmy Awards: 12 won - Continuing Coverage of a News Story "Aleppo"; Feature Story "Joy in the Congo"; Business And Economic Reporting "A Hard Landing"; two categories Interview and Best Report In A News Magazine "Killing Bin Laden"
  • ...
  • 40th News and Documentary Emmy Awards - won: "The Students of Stoneman Douglas", "War Crime"; and "The Legacy of Lynching". Nominated for "President George H. W. Bush"; "The Compromise and the Kavanaugh Vote"; "High Velocity" ; "Inside the Epidemic" ; "The Greek Freak" ; "The Photo Ark" ; "Tim Green" ; "Flying Under the Radar" ; "Inside the Secret Archive" ; "Stormy Daniels" ; "100,000 Women" ; "A Plastic Plague"; "For Better or For Worse"; "Into the Wild"
  • 41st News and Documentary Emmy Awards - won: "Mark Bradford". Nominated for The Lost Music", "Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman", "Investigating the President", "Know My Name", "The Label", "Nadia", "Hong Kong"; "The Impeachment Debate and The Impeachment Inquiry"
  • 42nd News and Documentary Emmy Awards - "On the Frontline"; "Counting the Vote"; "Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Cell" ; "Excited Delirium"; "Opioid Playbook"; "Talking to the Past" ; "The Republican Ticket"; "Short Supply"; "Joaquin Phoenix" ; "Talent on the Spectrum" ; "Hell Flight" ; "Exhume the Truth" ; "Life & Death" ; "Putin's Public Enemy"
  • 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards - won: Outstanding Recorded News Program; "9/11: The FDNY" (Outstanding Recorded News Special)

Ratings

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"60 Minutes" ratings from TvSeriesFinale.com: season 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 and 57

Wikipedia:List of U.S. television ratings archives

Highest rated episodes List of most-watched television broadcasts

Seeking more info

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  • Laurent Restaurant, 111 East 56th St., New York NY. menu (NYPL). Unable to find a Clairborne review in NYT for this restaurant. Only reviews by Canaday after the screening on 60 Minutes in 1968.

See Reviews by Canaday from 1976: (a) Canady, John (27 Feb 1976). "Restaurant Reviews; Excellent Service and Superb Food (One Immense Fish Notwithstanding)". New York Times. and (b) "The Last Word In Restaurants From Canaday". New York Times. 6 Aug 1976.

  • Season 3 Episode 10 - Helen Leavitt’s 1970 book, “Superhighway-Superhoax,” source book on the politics of highway building & the Highway Trust Fund Doyle, Jack (2-2-=1-=25). "Highway Wars – 1950s-1970s". PopHistoryDig.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) and see the book Superhighway-Superhoax.

No Wikidata item on the author, nor much on the topic under highway revolt

  • Hispanic and Latino Americans#cultural matters for Season 57, Episode 11 on "Lowriders" in New Mexico. There should be an article on Hispanic-American culture.
  • Demographics in the U. S. construction industry, season 2, episode on 9/16/69 Sources:
  1. McAnaw Gallagher, Claire. "The Construction Industry: Characteristics of the Employed, 2003–20".

See Also

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List of Seasons

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released (U.S.)Rank[a]Average viewership (in millions)
First releasedLast released
120September 24, 1968 (1968-09-24)July 22, 1969 (1969-07-22)-TBA
223September 16, 1969 (1969-09-16)September 1, 1970 (1970-09-01)-TBA
319September 15, 1970 (1970-09-15)June 8, 1971 (1971-06-08)-TBA
432September 19, 1971 (1971-09-19)June 18, 1972 (1972-06-18)-TBA
539October 1, 1972 (1972-10-01)September 7, 1973 (1973-09-07)-TBA
631January 6, 1974 (1974-01-06)September 1, 1974 (1974-09-01)-TBA
734January 5, 1975 (1975-01-05)September 7, 1975 (1975-09-07)-TBA
833December 7, 1975 (1975-12-07)September 12, 1976 (1976-09-12)-TBA
949September 16, 1976 (1976-09-16)September 4, 1977 (1977-09-04)18[b]21.9[17]
1053September 11, 1977 (1977-09-11)September 10, 1978 (1978-09-10)4[c]24.4[17]
1152September 17, 1978 (1978-09-17)September 9, 1979 (1979-09-09)625.5[17]
1252September 16, 1979 (1979-09-16)August 31, 1980 (1980-08-31) [d]128.4[17]
13TBASeptember 1, 1980 (1980-09-01)August 31, 1981 (1981-08-31)327.0
14TBASeptember 1, 1981 (1981-09-01)August 31, 1982 (1982-08-31)227.7
15TBASeptember 1, 1982 (1982-09-01)August 31, 1983 (1983-08-31)125.5
16TBASeptember 1, 1983 (1983-09-01)August 31, 1984 (1984-08-31)224.2
17TBASeptember 1, 1984 (1984-09-01)August 31, 1985 (1985-08-31)422.2
18TBASeptember 1, 1985 (1985-09-01)August 31, 1986 (1986-08-31)423.9
19TBASeptember 1, 1986 (1986-09-01)August 31, 1987 (1987-08-31)623.3
20TBASeptember 1, 1987 (1987-09-01)August 31, 1988 (1988-08-31)820.6
21TBASeptember 1, 1988 (1988-09-01)August 31, 1989 (1989-08-31)521.7
22TBASeptember 1, 1989 (1989-09-01)August 31, 1990 (1990-08-31)719.7
2352September 16, 1990 (1990-09-16)September 8, 1991 (1991-09-08)220.6
2452September 15, 1991 (1991-09-15)September 6, 1992 (1992-09-06)121.9
2552September 13, 1992 (1992-09-13)May 16, 1993 (1993-05-16)121.9
2651September 19, 1993 (1993-09-19)September 4, 1994 (1994-09-04)120.9
2752September 11, 1994 (1994-09-11)September 10, 1995 (1995-09-10)617.2
28TBASeptember 1, 1995 (1995-09-01)August 31, 1996 (1996-08-31)914.2
29TBASeptember 1, 1996 (1996-09-01)August 31, 1997 (1997-08-31)1113.3
30TBASeptember 1, 1997 (1997-09-01)August 31, 1998 (1998-08-31)819.8
31TBASeptember 1, 1998 (1998-09-01)August 31, 1999 (1999-08-31)818.7
32TBASeptember 1, 1999 (1999-09-01)August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31)1117.1
33TBASeptember 1, 2000 (2000-09-01)August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31)1715.8
34TBASeptember 1, 2001 (2001-09-01)August 31, 2002 (2002-08-31)1714.9
35TBASeptember 1, 2002 (2002-09-01)August 31, 2003 (2003-08-31)1913.4
36TBASeptember 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)August 31, 2004 (2004-08-31)1814.1
37TBASeptember 1, 2004 (2004-09-01)August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31)1913.9
38TBASeptember 1, 2005 (2005-09-01)August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31)2613.6
39TBASeptember 1, 2006 (2006-09-01)August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)2613.2
40TBASeptember 1, 2007 (2007-09-01)August 31, 2008 (2008-08-31)2312.8
41TBASeptember 1, 2008 (2008-09-01)August 31, 2009 (2009-08-31)1314.3
42TBASeptember 1, 2009 (2009-09-01)August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31)1913.3
43TBASeptember 1, 2010 (2010-09-01)August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)1413.4
44TBASeptember 1, 2011 (2011-09-01)August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31)1413.0
45TBASeptember 1, 2012 (2012-09-01)August 31, 2013 (2013-08-31)1512.4
46TBASeptember 1, 2013 (2013-09-01)August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)1412.1
47TBASeptember 1, 2014 (2014-09-01)August 31, 2015 (2015-08-31)1912.4
48TBASeptember 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31)1512.3
49TBASeptember 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)1212.4
50TBASeptember 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)1511.6
51TBASeptember 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31)1910.7
52TBASeptember 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)August 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)1510.5
53TBASeptember 1, 2020 (2020-09-01)August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)TBATBA
54TBASeptember 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)TBATBA
55TBASeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)TBATBA
56TBASeptember 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)TBATBA
57TBASeptember 15, 2024 (2024-09-15)TBATBATBA
  1. Seasons 1 to 8 show was not in top 30.
  2. Tied with Hawaii Five-O
  3. Tied with Charlie's Angels and All in the Family
  4. check it! season 12 only 1 episode in IMDB, Coffey is annual with no seasons
#StartEndEpisodesRankAvg. rating[a]/
Avg. viewers[b]
131980–1981327.0
141981–1982227.7
151982–1983125.5
161983–1984224.2
171984–1985422.2
181985–198623.9
191986–1987623.3
201987–1988820.6
211988–1989521.7
221989–1990719.7
231990–1991220.6
241991–1992121.9
1992–1993
1993–199420.9
1994–1995617.2
1995–1996914.2
1996–19971113.3
1997–1998819.8
1998–199918.7
1999–20001117.1
2000–20011715.8
2001–200214.9
2002–20031913.4
2003–20041814.1
2004–20051913.9
2005–20062613.6
2006–200713.2
2007–20082312.8
2008–20091314.3
2009–20101913.3
2010–20111413.4
2011–201213.0
2012–2013Sunday 7:00 p.m. OR
7:30 p.m. (if CBS has 4:25 p.m. NFL game)
1512.4
2013–20141412.1
2014–20151912.4
2015–20161512.3
2016–20171212.4
2017–20181511.6
2018–20191910.7
2019–20201510.5

Timeline

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Removed on 2023-06 due to unsourced info. Find sources:

References

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  1. Chasan, Aliza; Greeley, Jane (31 January 2025). "Grammy winners and nominees on 60 Minutes through the years". CBS News. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. "This week in '94: backstage with Mick Jagger". CBS News. 12 November 2017.
  3. Sonaglioni, Marcelo (8 April 2024). "CBS 60 Minutes Jagger interview 1994. Rolling Stones on video". ROLLING STONES DATA.
  4. "How Beyoncé's career began | 60 Minutes Archive". CBS News. January 31, 2010.
  5. Kreps, Daniel (12 October 2010). "Watch: Eminem's '60 Minutes' Interview". Rolling Stone.
  6. "Lady Gaga: The "60 Minutes" Interviews". CBS News. 13 February 2011.
  7. "On '60 Minutes,' Lady Gaga greets Anderson Cooper in her underwear, says she 'smokes pot' while writing songs, and is 'a master of the art of fame'". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. Blauvelt, Christian (February 13, 2011). "Lady Gaga on '60 Minutes': 'I just didn't want to wear clothes today'". Entertain Weekly. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  9. "60 Minutes Rebroadcasts Two Year Old Segment on Taylor Swift and No One Notices". Observer. 22 May 2013.
  10. Sciarretto, Amy SciarrettoAmy (21 November 2011). "Taylor Swift's Rise to the Top Profiled on '60 Minutes'". Taste of Country.
  11. Puente, Maria. "Paul McCartney in '60 Minutes' chat: John Lennon complimented me 'only once the whole time'". USA TODAY.
  12. Stahl, Lesley (8 January 2023). "Hans Zimmer: 40 years of music for movies - 60 Minutes". CBS News.
  13. Alfonsi, Sharyn (16 January 2022). ""I'm good at being me on guitar": Chris Stapleton on his life and career - 60 Minutes". CBS News.
  14. Whitaker, Bill; Chasan, Aliza; Abbott, Heather; Scott, LaCrai (22 December 2024). "Samara Joy bringing gospel and family into her jazz music | 60 Minutes". CBS News.
  15. "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. January 29, 1992. p. 3D.
  16. Koblin, John (2018-03-26). "Stormy Daniels Attracts 22 Million Viewers to '60 Minutes'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-03.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  17. 1 2 3 4 Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4..

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  1. In households; before 1997
  2. In millions; after 1997
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