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Families of Newtown Victims Honor Their Loved Ones on 60 MINUTES This Sunday
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2017

Scott Pelley returns to Newtown to report on the human impact of the school shooting that took the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators and shocked the nation in December 2012. Pelley's report will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, April 16 (7:00-8:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


President Elect Donald Trump Set First Post-Election Interview on CBS's 60 MINUTES
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump will do his first extensive post-election interview on this Sunday's 60 MINUTES. It will be conducted by Lesley Stahl and be broadcast Sunday, Nov. 13 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Nielsen's Top 10 List for 5th Consecutive Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2016

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 List for the fifth consecutive week, drawing 11.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 4. The CBS News magazine delivered Sunday's largest non-sports audience and was Nielsen's #7 program for the week....


VIDEO: FENCES' Denzel Washington Talks Diversity in Hollywood & More on 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - December 19, 2016

Oscar winner Denzel Washington spoke with reporter Bill Whitaker on last night's 60 MINUTES....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Finishes Up +1% in Viewers for 2016-17 Season
by Caryn Robbins - May 24, 2017

60 MINUTES finished its 49th season up +1 percent in viewers – the only broadcast newsmagazine to gain audience over the 2016-2017 television season. The CBS newsmagazine is averaging 12.39 million viewers, according to the current Nielsen estimates. It ended last season averaging 12.3 million....


CBS Wins in Viewers for Third Consecutive Week Photo CBS Wins in Viewers for Third Consecutive Week
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2017

CBS placed first in viewers for the third consecutive week and first in adults 25-54 (tie), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 15....


SESAME STREET to Introduce First Muppet Character with Autism
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2017

Sunday night's 60 MINUTES on CBS featured SESAME STREET's first character with autism named Julia, who will make her first appearance on the long-running children's series this April....


Rep. Steve Scalise Speaks for First Time Since Being Shot on This Week's 60 MINUTES Photo Rep. Steve Scalise Speaks for First Time Since Being Shot on This Week's 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2017

Rep. Steve Scalise (R.-LA.), the House Majority Whip who was shot at a Republican Congressional Baseball team practice last June, speaks to Norah O'Donnell in his first interview since the shooting....


Oprah Winfrey Goes Inside America's Most Notorious Prisons on 60 MINUTES Photo Oprah Winfrey Goes Inside America's Most Notorious Prisons on 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2017

Oprah Winfrey visits California's Pelican Bay Prison and the infamous Security Housing Unit (SHU), which has been controversial for years and once earned the supermax prison the nickname Skeleton Bay. She reports on conditions in the SHU isolation unit that critics say constitutes torture. Winfr...


President Obama Talks Trump's Presidency on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 1/15
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2017

President Barack Obama says the presidential campaign of Donald Trump was “improvisational,” but he doesn't think the president-elect can be improvisational in office....


50th Season Premiere of 60 MINUTES is Sunday's No. Non-Sports Broadcast Photo 50th Season Premiere of 60 MINUTES is Sunday's No. Non-Sports Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - September 26, 2017

60 MINUTES' 50th anniversary season premiere was among the most watched primetime programs in America for the week and the most watched non-sports program on Sunday, Sept. 24....


CBS's 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS Was Week's No. 1 Program
by Caryn Robbins - February 15, 2017

CBS swept the week in viewers and key demographics with the top 7 broadcasts and 16 of the top 20 including 6 freshman series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 12....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Draws Over 14 M; Makes Nielsen's Top 10 for 7th Straight Weeek
by Caryn Robbins - December 20, 2016

For the seventh straight week, CBS's 60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10, drawing 14.09 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 18....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Fifth Straight Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 21, 2017

60 MINUTES drew an audience of nearly 11 million to land on Nielsen's Top 10 for the fifth straight broadcast, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, March 19....


Showtime to Present New Documentary AMERICAN JIHAD, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017

Today, Showtime Documentary Films announced a compelling new documentary titled AMERICAN JIHAD (wt), which explores home-grown Jihadism, how young men are radicalized to commit violent acts of terrorism and what can be done to prevent it....


Musical Prodigy Alma Deutscher Featured on Sunday's 60 MINUTES Photo Musical Prodigy Alma Deutscher Featured on Sunday's 60 MINUTES
by TV News Desk - November 05, 2017

The young British virtuoso, a natural composer who plays piano and violin, discusses and demonstrates her incredible musicality in a profile by Scott Pelley on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 5 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network....


CBS's 60 MINUTES to Profile Chicago's Alarming Surge in Murders, 1/1
by BWW News Desk - January 01, 2017

Whitaker's report will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Jan. 1 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network....


Global Superstar Bruno Mars Opens Up on Next 60 MINUTES on CBS, 11/20
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2016

Mars says the rough period helped make him the hit-maker he is today. The Grammy-winning singer also shows Logan how he created his new hit "24 Karat Magic" in a profile to be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Nov. 20 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Finishes in Top 5 for Third Time Straight
by Caryn Robbins - March 07, 2017

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 again, finishing at #5 by drawing 10.68 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, March 5....


CBS News Tops the Network News Divisions at 38th News & Documentary EMMYS Photo CBS News Tops the Network News Divisions at 38th News & Documentary EMMYS
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2017

CBS News won more Emmys than its broadcast network news rivals and more than any cable outlet last night, taking home nine statuettes. 60 MINUTES led all single program winners with seven Emmys tying its own record while the CBS EVENING NEWS and CBS THIS MORNING shared two Emmys for joint report...


Rep. Steve Scalise Speaks for First Time Since Being Shot on This Week's 60 MINUTES Photo Rep. Steve Scalise Speaks for First Time Since Being Shot on This Week's 60 MINUTES
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2017

Rep. Steve Scalise (R.-LA.), the House Majority Whip who was shot at a Republican Congressional Baseball team practice last June, speaks to Norah O'Donnell in his first interview since the shooting....


U.S. Women's Soccer Team Tells 60 MINUTES They Are Treated Like Second-Class Players
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2016

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won four Olympic gold medals and three World Cups and is currently the #1 team in the world, but they say they don't get paid as much or treated as well as the US Men's team....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Second Time in Three Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2016

60 MINUTES drew 12.4 million viewers Sunday night to finish the week at #5 on Nielsen's Top 10 List. It was the second time the news magazine joined the list in three weeks....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 List for Sixth Consecutive Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 14, 2016

CBS's 60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 list for the sixth consecutive week, drawing 11.13 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 11....


How Are Social Media Stars Are Getting Rich? on Sunday's 60 MINUTES on CBS
by Caryn Robbins - October 21, 2016

Imagine shooting goofy videos with your friends, posting them online and getting paid six figures. That's exactly what many twentysomethings with large social media followings are doing....






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