CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top for 2nd Time in Four Weeks

By: Oct. 28, 2014
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America's most-watched news program landed on Nielsen's Top 10 list for the second time in four weeks. 60 MINUTES finished at #7 for the week, drawing 13.23 million viewers - the largest primetime non-sports broadcast audience on Sunday.

The CBS newsmagazine also made the top 10 in households, scoring an 8.5/13 to finish at #6 by that measurement, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Oct. 26.

Sunday's 60 MINUTES featured Scott Pelley conducting the first interview with the nurses who tried to save the life of the first patient to die of EBOLA in the U.S., Norah O'Donnell's story about genetic screening of embryos and the profile of rock band Foo Fighters and its lead singer, Dave Grohl, by Anderson Cooper.

CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES, America's #1 news program.


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