Complete Episodes every Sunday, 11pm EST
Get the biggest scoops and best storytelling on television from 60 Minutes, the most succesful broadcast in television history with 82 Emmys under its belt. The correspondents for 60 Minutes are Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Steve Kroft, Lara Logan, Scott Pelley, Byron Pitts, Andy Rooney, Morley Safer, Bob Simon and Lesley Stahl.
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60 Minutes: Gold War
| 11/29/2009
A war fueled by gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed five million people. Scott Pelley reports in this week's "60 Minutes". Also tonight, Lara Logan profiles undersea explorer and pioneer Robert Ballard. |
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The Cost Of Dying, Cameron's Avatar
| 11/22/2009
Steve Kroft reports many people hospitalized near the end of their lives are spending their last days in an intensive care unit, subjected to extraordinary care at enormous cost. |
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Afghanistan IED; Jurassic Park
| 11/15/2009
Byron Pitts and 60 Minutes cameras spend two days on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan as they encounter one deadly bomb after another. Lesley Stahl meets the inspiration for the lead character in the classic film Jurassic Park. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes... |
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60 Minutes: Andre Agassi
| 11/08/2009
Katie Couric interviews the tennis champion about his drug use, the depression that made him use methamphetamine and other aspects of his personal life and tennis career in his first interview about his upcoming book. |
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H1N1, Yakuza, Hollywood Pirating
| 11/01/2009
Scott Pelley reports on the manufacture and distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine, and more importantly if it's safe to take. Lara Logan investigates the Yakuza, Japan's mafia, and how they may help foreigners jump the line in America for a life-saving liver transplant. |
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60 Minutes: Medicare and Medicaid
| 10/25/2009
Medicare and Medicaid fraudsters are cheating U.S. taxpayers out of an estimated $90 billion a year using a billing scam that is surprisingly easy to execute. Steve Kroft investigates. |
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H1N1, Cancer, Drew Barrymore
| 10/18/2009
Scott Pelley reports on the H1N1 virus and its growing toll on children and teens. Lesley Stahl speaks with John Kanzius, a man with leukemia who invented a radio wave machine to help cure his cancer. Finally, Anderson Cooper sits down with Drew Barrymore to discuss her transformation from a troubled child star, to a successful actress, producer and director. |
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Golf Company; Concussions; Birdmen
| 10/11/2009
Scott Pelley reports from Afghanistan, where he spends time with a U.S. Marine company sent as part of President Obama's troop buildup. Bob Simon reports on connections being found between concussions and brain damage, particularly in professional football players. Steve Kroft reports on the latest trend in extreme sports, where men donning wing suits "fly" at speeds of 140 miles per hour. |
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Marc Dreier, Wildebeest
| 10/04/2009
On 60 Minutes, Steve Kroft interviews Marc Dreier, the so-called "mini-Madoff" Ponzi schemer to help better understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did. |
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General Stanley McChrystal
| 09/27/2009
On the season premiere of 60 Minutes, CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin reports on General Stanley McChrystal--the top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan--and the mission that lies ahead for him and American troops in the country. That, and more, on 60 Minutes. |
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The Deka Arm, Anna Wintour
| 09/21/2009
Tonight on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on new technology that is making it possible for amputees to pick up small, delicate objects thanks to the biggest innovation in prosthetic arms since World War II. |
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60 Minutes: President Obama
| 09/13/2009
On "60 Minutes": Steve Kroft interviews President Barack Obama at an important time in his presidency. Ted Kennedy Jr. and "True Compass" editor and publisher Jonathan Karp sit down with Lesley Stahl to reflect on the legacy of the Lion of the Senate. Also in the show, Morley Safer interviews the actors and writers of television's longest running drama, "Guiding Light." |
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60 Minutes: The Wasteland
| 08/30/2009
On tonight's "60 Minutes": Every year, millions of valuable electronics generated by the U.S. often illegally make their way to China, harming the environment and the people who salvage their components. And later, Steve Kroft reports on the roles certain complicated financial instruments are playing in the economic crisis, and Morley Safer delves into the life of Forrest Bird, famous for inventing the respirator. |
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Don Hewitt
| 08/23/2009
60 Minutes will devote its entire hour this week to the news magazine's creator and former executive producer, Don Hewitt, who died Wednesday at the age of 86. |
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60 Minutes: Michael Vick
| 08/16/2009
Michael Vick speaks in his first interview since he admitted to participating in the illegal dogfighting that resulted in a prison sentence and his suspension from the NFL. Also: Increasingly, the U.S. military is relying on un-manned, often armed aircraft - sometimes controlled from bases thousands of miles away from the battlefront. Plus... Coldplay, the British rock group, gives 60 Minutes a rare look inside its world that includes a candid interview with frontman Chris Martin. |
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Bananas; BCI; Sharks
| 08/09/2009
On tonight's "60 Minutes": Critics argue that tour operators are making ocean waters more dangerous for swimmers and surfers, by attracting sharks to their boats with food. But first, Steve Kroft reports on the death of civilians in Colombia; and Scott Pelley looks at the future of BCI and its potential benefit for the paralyzed. |
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TSA; Drunk Driving; Wyclef Jean
| 08/02/2009
The Transportation Security Administration says the hassles passengers endure at airport security checkpoints really make them safer. With drunken driving fatalities staying constant despite all the campaigns against the crime, some prosecutors are pursuing harsher penalties against perpetrators. Wyclef Jean emigrated to the U.S. as a baby and grew up to live the American dream as a millionaire rock star. He's now using his extraordinary talents and wealth to help his native Haiti. |
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Guns; Lions; Steve Wynn
| 07/26/2009
Lesley Stahl investigates the reason for a rise in gun sales, despite the economic downturn. The African lion is facing a new threat - poison, and their numbers continue to dwindle. Correspondent Bob Simon investigates. Charlie Rose speaks with casino mogul Steve Wynn. And Andy Rooney remembers Walter Cronkite. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Afghanistan,Bin Laden, Eyewitness, Trial
| 07/12/2009
The officer who led the US Army's Delta Force mission to kill or capture Osama bin Laden after September 11th reveals what really happened in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, when the al-Qaeda leader narrowly escaped. Scott Pelley reports. Lesley Stahl investigates flaws in eyewitness testimony that are at the heart of the DNA exonerations of falsely convicted people like Ronald Cotton, who has forgiven his accuser, Jennifer Thompson. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Online Poker; Mind Reading; Africa
| 06/28/2009
Online poker players suspecting cheating were forced to successfully ferret out the cheaters themselves. Neuroscience researchers have learned so much about how we think and the brain activity linked to certain thoughts that it is now possible - on a very basic scale - to read a person's mind. American Greg Carr is using his great wealth to try to help some of the poorest people in Africa by attracting more tourists to their neighborhood. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Prison; Drug Cartels; Lebron James
| 06/21/2009
This week: "60 Minutes" goes behind bars. Exclusive footage from within and a rare interview with its former warden takes viewers inside the secretive "Supermax" federal prison. Scott Pelley reports. Also: Drug-cartel fueled violence has turned into a war in Mexico, with thousands of deaths and the government battling well-armed gangs. Anderson Cooper reports. And Correspondent Steve Kroft sits down and chats with NBA phenom with Lebron James. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Madoff Scam; Deportation; Alice Waters
| 06/14/2009
Harry Markopolos repeatedly warned the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff's investment fund was a fraud and he was ignored. Foreigners who marry Americans are entitled to become permanent residents of the U.S., but in a stricter post-9/11 world, hundreds of widows are being asked to leave the country. Alice Waters who has been cooking and preaching the virtues of fresh food grown in an environmentally friendly way for decades has become famous for her "slow food" approach. |
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Federal Reserve, Dolly Parton
| 06/07/2009
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke tells Correspondent Scott Pelley what he believes led to the nation's economic crisis, and when he expects the recession to end. Country music star Dolly Parton discusses her success in show business. This and more on "60 Minutes." |
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Failed Banks; Pakistan; Michael Phelps
| 05/31/2009
Scott Pelley has an exclusive look as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation takes control of a failed bank. Steve Kroft reports from Pakistan, where Islamic insurgents are trying to take over the country and he interviews its new president, Asif Ali Zardari. CNN's Anderson Cooper sits down with Michael Phelps, the 23-year-old phenom who swam into history at the Beijing Olympics. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Buy American; Sergeant Bill; Wine Rx
| 05/24/2009
The economic stimulus package includes a clause that could trigger foreign governments to retaliate and hurt the sale of U.S products in overseas markets. Bill Jakob fooled a small town's officials into granting him the authority of a law enforcement officer with a badge he bought on the internet. Scientists have found a substance called resveratrol in red wine that slows down the aging process in mice. Will it someday lengthen the lives of humans, too? All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Secretary Gates, AIG, Anna Wintour
| 05/17/2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates discusses the war in Afghanistan in a candid and wide-ranging interview with Katie Couric. Later...Ed Liddy, the man who took over the reins of AIG, speaks to Steve Kroft about the gargantuan task ahead. Also...the sunglasses come off Anna Wintour as the Vogue editor reveals why she always wears them. She talks to Morley Safer in her first long-length interview for U.S. television. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Military, Spy, Baseball
| 05/10/2009
The United States military has been relying on new technology to track and destroy enemies, many times from thousands of miles away. Lara Logan reports. Later...Ashraf Marwan's death is a mystery as was his life - did he work as a spy for the Egyptian or the Israeli government? Steve Croft investigates. Also...Bill James is one of the most important 'players' for the Boston Red Sox, yet he never steps out on the field. Morley Safer tells us why. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, wine
| 05/03/2009
Scott Pelley speaks with Ecuadorians suing oil maker Chevron because they claim the oil giant is polluting their fragile environment. David Martin reports on Saudi Arabia's attempts to change the mindsets of former jihadists. And finally, Morley Safer speaks with the Antinoris, a family who has been making wine in Italy for 600 years. |
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Vice President Biden, Coal, Elephants
| 04/26/2009
60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl spends three days with Vice President Joe Biden and also speaks to those close to him. Correspondent Scott Pelley takes a look at coal, one of the most commonly used fuels worldwide but also a major contributor to global warming. Correspondent Bob Simon visits a much needed elephant orphanage in Kenya where many baby elephants with special needs are taken care of. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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401(k)s; Cold Fusion; Matadors
| 04/19/2009
Never created to be a mainstay of workers' retirement funds, 401(k)s became just that to millions of Americans who are now facing uncertain futures. Twenty years ago it appeared, for a moment, that all our energy problems could be solved, it was the announcement of cold fusion. There is a new generation of matadors in Spain who bring more excitement and more spectators into the bull ring than there's been for some time. All this coming up on "60 Minutes." |
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Author Thomas Friedman on Obama's Afghanistan plan and the war on terror.




