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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 Nielsen's Top 10 For 8th Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2013

60 MINUTES is on Nielsen's Top 10 List again, making it for the fourth consecutive broadcast. It was also the eighth time over 13 broadcasts this season that 60 MINUTES finished among America's 10 most-watched programs. Sunday's edition drew 10.3 million viewers to land at #7 for the week....


7 SINS IN 60 MINUTES Plays HERE Arts Center 7/11-15
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 16, 2010

AAI Productions (Melanie Sutherland, Artistic Director) announced today that 7 Sins in 60 Minutes, a collaboratively-created fever dream directed by John Golden Award winner Ms. Sutherland, will have its world premiere as part of HERE's Summer Sublet Series July 11 through 15, 2010. ...


FOX is Most-Watched Network With Sunday's NFL Football
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2012

FOX (17.32 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.6, #T1) was the most-watched network on Sunday with its mix of 'NFL Overrun' (28.21 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 9.9, #1), 'The OT' (27.78 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 9.8, #2) and the 'World Series, Game 4' (13.76 million viewers, #4; adul...


New Episode of 60 MINUTES ON CNBC to Premiere 1/15
by Caryn Robbins - January 02, 2013

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


ABC Claims Ratings Victory With Game 3 of NBA Finals
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2012

ABC (11.49 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.8, #1) coasted to victory on Sunday with its mix of 'Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night' (5.23 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.9, #4), 'NBA Countdown' (6.45 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.6, #2) and 'NBA Finals, Game 3' (13.38 million viewers, #1; adu...


STAGE TUBE: First Listen - Adele Sings for First Time on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 2/12
by Caryn Robbins - February 10, 2012

When Adele performs at the Grammys on Sunday night, in front of an expected audience of 25 million, she knows that many will be expecting her voice to falter. Although it was only four months ago that she underwent vocal cord surgery, the singer isn't worried about the health and strength of her voi...


Charlie Rose, Gayle King to Join CBS EARLY SHOW?
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2011

Newsman Charlie Rose confirmed rumors yesterday in the New York Times that he is having 'serious conversations' about joining the team of the CBS Early Show in some capaci...


NBC's "SNF" Keeps in Front of Sunday Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2011

Here are the highlights of the 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night...


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 is Sunday Night's #1 Program
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2012

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 list this week in viewers and households. America's top news program finished at #8 in both categories, drawing 10.80 million viewers and scoring a 6.9/11 in households, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for March 18....


7 SINS IN 60 MINUTES Plays HERE Arts Center 7/11-15
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2010

AAI Productions (Melanie Sutherland, Artistic Director) announced today that 7 Sins in 60 Minutes, a collaboratively-created fever dream directed by John Golden Award winner Ms. Sutherland, will have its world premiere as part of HERE's Summer Sublet Series July 11 through 15, 2010. ...


Fox's NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Off to Strong Ratings Start
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2012

According to early Nielsen rating's reports, Sunday's NFL overrun gave Fox's new animated series NAPOLEON DYNAMITE a strong premiere audience. ...


BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS Brings ABC Ratings Demo Victory
by Caryn Robbins - May 21, 2012

ABC was the network to beat on the final Sunday of the sweeps period thanks to the season finale of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' and its coverage of 'The 2012 Billboard Music Awards'...


CHECKERBOARD Preview: April 25-29 on CNBC
by Nicole Rosky - April 05, 2011

The following programming is set for CNBC's 'Checkerboad' for April 25- 29...


60 Minutes Re-Airs Trey Parker and Matt Stone Interview Today, 6/10
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2012

Today, Tony Sunday, June 10, "60 Minutes" will re-air an interview with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the four-time Emmy Award winning creators of "South Park" and the Tony Award-winning co-authors of THE BOOK OF MORMON. The interview originally aired in September, 2011. "60 Minutes" airs at 7:00 PM (...


Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Affair, Marriage & More on 60 Minutes Tonight, 9/30
by TV News Desk - September 30, 2012

In his first interview since it was revealed that he had a secret child with his housekeeper, Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Lesley Stahl that the affair with Mildred Baena was "the stupidest thing" he ever did to his wife Maria Shriver. The interview with Schwarzenegger will be broadcast on the 45th...


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....


NBC's OLYMPIC Coverage Crushes the Competition
by Caryn Robbins - July 30, 2012

NBC (35.45 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 11.4, #1) crushed the competition on Sunday with its latest primetime coverage of the '2012 Summer Olympics' (35.45 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 11.4, #1)....


AMAING RACE Finale Earns Best Ratings Since October
by Nicole Rosky - December 13, 2010

The season finale of THE AMAZING RACE 17 delivered its best ratings in key measures since October as Nat and Kat crossed the finish line as the first all-female team to win the Race, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 12....


OWN to Premiere REAL LIFE: THE MUSICAL, 8/3
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2012

SUPER SAVER SHOWDOWN premieres and REAL LIFE: THE MUSICAL returns this Friday, August 3 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network The former was previously set to bow on July 20 while the latter has been on hiatus since June 9....


NBC Takes Home an Easy Win in Sunday Night Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2012

NBC (14.70 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.6, #1) took home an easy win on Sunday with its mix of 'Football Night in America #1' (5.73 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T11), 'Football Night in America #2' (9.08 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 3.3, #5), 'Football Night in America #3'...


NBC Summer Olympics Coverage Dominates Sunday Night
by Caryn Robbins - July 02, 2012

NBC was the network to beat for the third consecutive night with its coverage of the 'U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Track & Field Finals', 'U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Swimming Finals' and 'U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Gymnastics Women's Final'....


STAGE TUBE: First Look - Ruth Madoff's Interview on Sunday's 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - October 27, 2011

In a story on this Sunday's 60 MINUTES on CBS, Morley Safer sits down with Ruth Madoff, wife of Wall Street Pozni schemer Bernie Madoff, who admitted the couple had attempted to commit suicide together after they could no longer stand the intense pain which followed the exposure of her disgraced hu...


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!...


STAGE TUBE: First Listen - Adele Sings for First Time on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 2/12
by Stage Tube - February 12, 2012

When Adele performs at the Grammys on Sunday night, in front of an expected audience of 25 million, she knows that many will be expecting her voice to falter. Although it was only four months ago that she underwent vocal cord surgery, the singer isn't worried about the health and strength of her voi...






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