60 MINUTES, the most successful television broadcast in history, began its 49th season in September 2016. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast begun in 1968 is still a hit in 2016, making Nielsen’s Top 10 nearly every week.
Over the 2015-2016 season, 60 MINUTES continued its dominance as the number-one news program, drawing an average of 12.3 million viewers per week – almost twice the audience of its nearest network news magazine competitor and three million viewers ahead of the most-watched daily network evening news broadcast. The average audience for a 60 MINUTES broadcast still dwarfs the biggest audiences drawn by cable news programs.
“60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 6th:
RETURN TO NEWTOWN – Parents of school children massacred by a madman more than four years ago in Connecticut still mourn the tragedy; some are finding ways to help prevent another. Scott Pelley reports. Henry Schuster is the producer.
STRIKE-THROUGH – Anderson Cooper investigates allegations that an American manufacturer sold faulty protective equipment during the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus. Some of the equipment was purchased for the U.S. Government’s Strategic National Stockpile. Andy Court and Sarah Fitzpatrick are the producers.
PETER MARINO – Peter Marino is a serious player in the worlds of art, architecture and fashion. He is a tastemaker for the rich and famous who think his custom black leather biker gear is the least interesting thing about him. Steve Kroft reports. Michael Karzis is the producer.
These previously broadcast segments have been updated for this summer edition.