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60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, began its 45th season on Sept. 30, 2012. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the CBS News magazine has been the number-one program a record five times. It also finished among Nielsen's annual top-10 list for 23 consecutive seasons - a record never even approached by another program. 60 Minutes finished the 2007-08 season as the most-watched news broadcast, making Nielsen's weekly top-10 list 16 times over 33 telecasts.



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CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 Up Against Golden Globes
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2013

60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 for the fifth time in six broadcasts, managing to finish among America's most-watched programs despite airing at the same time as the Golden Globe Awards. 60 MINUTES drew 14.05 million viewers to finish at #9 for the week....


CBS EVENING NEWS' Scott Pelley to Interview House Speaker John Boehner, 2/26
by Tyler Peterson - February 25, 2013

Scott Pelley will sit down with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) tomorrow, Feb. 26 for an interview to discuss the package of automatic spending cuts, known in Washington as the "sequester," expected to take effect this week and the potential impact of those cuts. The interview will be broadcast to...


Soccer Star Lionel Messi to Appear on Showtime's 60 MINUTES SPORTS, 1/9
by Tyler Peterson - January 07, 2013

He has just won the top award in soccer for a fourth time in a row, only a few weeks after breaking the 40-year-old record for scoring the most goals in a calendar year. And he's only 25. What's next for Lionel Messi? More goals and more records, for sure, but he is more focused on his club, he te...


Ex-Mob Killer Finds God on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 3/17
by Caryn Robbins - March 14, 2013

Byron Pitts reports on this ex-government witness, whose testimony helped decimate organized crime in Philadelphia, for a 60 MINUTES story to be broadcast Sunday, March 17 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


Lionel Messi to be Featured on Premiere Episode of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, 1/9
by Tyler Peterson - December 18, 2012

The first edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS will feature a rare interview with Lionel Messi, the record-breaking soccer player considered by many to be the best of all time. Bob Simon went to Spain to talk to Messi, an Argentine who plays for FC Barcelona, to interview the man who just broke the 40...


CBS's 60 MINUTES Wins Two Peabody Awards for Foreign & Domestic Stories
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2013

60 MINUTES was named the winner of two Peabody Awards today for stories reported in Africa by Bob Simon and in the U.S. by Scott Pelley....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Finishes at #5 in Viewers For the Week
by Claire Hannum - March 05, 2013

60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10, drawing an audience of 12.02 million to finish at #5 for the week in viewers....


New Episode of 60 MINUTES ON CNBC to Premiere Today
by TV News Desk - January 15, 2013

A new episode of 60 MINUTES ON CNBC will premiere tonight, January 15, 2013....


Showtime's 60 MINUTES SPORTS Reveals Lance Armstrong 'Donation' Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - January 08, 2013

Cyclist Lance Armstrong once offered a large "donation" to the same agency that recently concluded he and his team had used illegal substances, causing him to be stripped of his seven Tour de Frances wins....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - CBS 60 MINUTES Reports on Pioneer Hotel Fire Case
by - March 29, 2013

60 MINUTES revisits the case and the new evidence in a report to be broadcast Sunday, March 31 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Get a sneak peek below!...


Summer Olympics Coverage Keeps NBC Untouchable in Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - August 06, 2012

NBC (29.22 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 9.3, #1) was untouchable once again on Sunday with its mix of 'Michael Phelps: America's Golden Champion' (20.47 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.9, #2) and its '2012 Summer Olympics' (32.14 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 10.5, #1) coverage....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Depth-Defying Divers on CBS's 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - January 11, 2013

Bob Simon speaks to two of the sport's top performers for a 60 MINUTES story that will bring viewers hundreds of feet under the sea, where records are being broken and lives risked. Simon's story will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Jan. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Get...


VIDEO: Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow Visit CBS's 60 MINUTES OVERTIME
by Caryn Robbins - December 31, 2012

Comedians Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow sat down with 60 MINUTES OVERTIME reporter Anderson Cooper to reminisce about the early days of their careers when they shared a $900 per month apartment in the Valley. Check out the interview in full below!...


Sharyn Alfonsi to Contribute to 60 MINUTES SPORTS on Showtime
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2013

Veteran reporter and former CBS News Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi has been named a contributor to 60 MINUTES SPORTS, the new sports magazine that premiered on SHOWTIME on Jan. 9....


SUMMER GAMES Wrap Up Draws 27 Million Viewers for NBC
by Caryn Robbins - August 13, 2012

NBC (26.92 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 7.8, #1) wrapped its SUMMER GAMES coverage with the 90-minute 'London Gold' (20.84 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.7, #2) special followed by the '2012 Summer Olympics'...


NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Outruns EMMY AWARD Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - September 24, 2012

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (19.82 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 8.1, #1) once again topped the charts on Sunday as NBC (15.92 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.4, #1) was the network to beat....


Taylor Swift, Adele, & More Featured on 60 MINUTES Special AN EVENING OF MUSIC, 12/23
by Tyler Peterson - December 20, 2012

60 MINUTES is set to present AN EVENING OF MUSIC hour-long special devoted solely to the most prominent vocal artists of our time. The special is set to air this Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Musicians Adele, Rodriguez, and Taylor Swift will be profiled....


CNBC Announces Programming for Christmas Day
by Tyler Peterson - December 06, 2012

CNBC has announced its upcoming programming for Christmas Day - Tuesday, 12/25. The full listings are detailed hour-by-hour below. ...


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Broadcast Legend Chris Berman Featured on 60 MINUTES SPORTS
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2013

Why did Chris Berman win the National Sportscaster of the Year award six times? Those answers and more on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS Wednesday, April 3 at 9PM only on SHOWTIME....


CBS to Preempt 60 MINUTES for AFC Championship Game
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2013

60 MINUTES will be preempted this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 by CBS Sports' coverage of the American Football Conference Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Cracks Nielsen's Top 10 For Third Time in Five Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - December 04, 2012

CBS's 60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 List for the third time in five weeks. The broadcast drew 16.15 million viewers to land at #6 for the week....


CBS's 60 MINUTES is No. 3 Program of the Week
by Caryn Robbins - October 09, 2012

Drawing nearly 16 million viewers, 60 MINUTES made the upper half of Nielsen?s Top 10 list at #3 ? its highest weekly ranking in season since the week ending Dec. 18, 2011....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Cracks Neilsen's Top 10
by Caryn Robbins - January 29, 2013

CBS's 60 MINUTES is in the Nielsen Top 10 again. It was the sixth time in seven broadcasts that the CBS newsmagazine made the list, drawing 11.65 million viewers to land at #7 for the week....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Anderson Cooper Profiles Big-Wave Surfer on 60 MINUTES SPORTS
by Caryn Robbins - February 26, 2013

The next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, premiering Wednesday, March 6, at 9:00 PM, ET/PT on SHOWTIME, captures the excitement, fear, pain and triumph as both of these extreme sports become more popular. Get a sneak peek below!...


SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Returns Big for NBC
by Caryn Robbins - September 10, 2012

NBC (20.11 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 7.8, #1) was the network to beat with the official return of SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL....






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