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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Showtime Sets Tuesday Night Sports Block Kicking Off On September 6
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2016
It's game on this Tuesday night, September 6, on SHOWTIME as the network offers a two-and-a-half hour sports block including two anticipated season premieres....
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2016
It's game on this Tuesday night, September 6, on SHOWTIME as the network offers a two-and-a-half hour sports block including two anticipated season premieres....
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 8/27-8/28/2016
by - August 28, 2016
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, August 28, 2016 - Sunday, August 28, 2016. ...
by - August 28, 2016
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, August 28, 2016 - Sunday, August 28, 2016. ...
CBS's FACE THE NATION is No. 1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Program in Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2016
CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for July 24....
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2016
CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for July 24....
CBS News Wins Three Edward R. Murrow Awards for 60 MINUTES & More
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2016
CBS News won three Edward. R. Murrow Awards for excellence in radio and television journalism. The winners were announced today by the Radio-Television & Digital News Association, which will present the awards at a gala on Oct. 10 in New York City....
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2016
CBS News won three Edward. R. Murrow Awards for excellence in radio and television journalism. The winners were announced today by the Radio-Television & Digital News Association, which will present the awards at a gala on Oct. 10 in New York City....
CBS Ends 2016 Season First in Viewers; #1 Scripted Comedy, Drama & News Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2016
CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 with the #1 scripted broadcast/comedy, drama, new comedy and news program and more top 20 broadcasts than any other network, according to final Nielsen live plus 7-day ratings for the 2015-2016 television season...
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2016
CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 with the #1 scripted broadcast/comedy, drama, new comedy and news program and more top 20 broadcasts than any other network, according to final Nielsen live plus 7-day ratings for the 2015-2016 television season...
'Director's Cut' Encore Broadcast of '60 Minutes' HAMILTON Report Set for Tony Night!
by Caryn Robbins - June 09, 2016
60 MINUTES will offer a 'director's cut' that's nearly double the length of Charlie Rose's original report first broadcast last November....
by Caryn Robbins - June 09, 2016
60 MINUTES will offer a 'director's cut' that's nearly double the length of Charlie Rose's original report first broadcast last November....
More Viewers Watch CBS NEWS This Season Than Any Other Broadcast Network
by Caryn Robbins - June 07, 2016
More viewers watched CBS News during the 2015-2016 television season than watched news on any other broadcast network, according to most current Nielsen ratings....
by Caryn Robbins - June 07, 2016
More viewers watched CBS News during the 2015-2016 television season than watched news on any other broadcast network, according to most current Nielsen ratings....
60 MINUTES Reporter Morley Safer Passes Away Just One Week After Retirement
by Caryn Robbins - May 19, 2016
Legendary newsman Morley Safer has passed away at the age of 84, just one week after announcing his retirement from CBS's long-running news show 60 MINUTES. ...
by Caryn Robbins - May 19, 2016
Legendary newsman Morley Safer has passed away at the age of 84, just one week after announcing his retirement from CBS's long-running news show 60 MINUTES. ...
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 22nd Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2016
For the 22nd time this season, 60 MINUTES made the Nielsen top 10. The CBS News magazine drew 10.89 million viewers to finish the week at #5....
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2016
For the 22nd time this season, 60 MINUTES made the Nielsen top 10. The CBS News magazine drew 10.89 million viewers to finish the week at #5....
Newsman Morley Safer Retires After 46 Seasons on CBS's 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2016
Morley Safer, the CBS Newsman and 60 MINUTES' longest-serving correspondent, will formally retire this week....
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2016
Morley Safer, the CBS Newsman and 60 MINUTES' longest-serving correspondent, will formally retire this week....
Morley Safer to Retire from CBS' 60 MINUTES
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016
Morley Safer, the CBS Newsman and 60 MINUTES' longest-serving correspondent, will formally retire this week. His unparalleled career will be celebrated in a special hour, directly following this Sunday's regular edition of 60 MINUTES. 'Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life' will be broadcast Sunday, May 1...
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016
Morley Safer, the CBS Newsman and 60 MINUTES' longest-serving correspondent, will formally retire this week. His unparalleled career will be celebrated in a special hour, directly following this Sunday's regular edition of 60 MINUTES. 'Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life' will be broadcast Sunday, May 1...
'A FOOL'S PARADISE' Set for Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016
?Charm City Fringe 2015 Audience Favorite Award-winning A Fool's Paradise: 30 Shakespeare Scenes in 60 Minutes has been accepted to be a part of the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland this August....
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016
?Charm City Fringe 2015 Audience Favorite Award-winning A Fool's Paradise: 30 Shakespeare Scenes in 60 Minutes has been accepted to be a part of the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland this August....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 21st Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - May 03, 2016
Make it five straight weeks in Nielsen's Top 10 for 60 MINUTES – its 21st time this season on the list. The CBS News magazine drew 10.3 million viewers to finish the week in third. It was 60 MINUTES's eighth placement among the top five broadcasts this season....
by Caryn Robbins - May 03, 2016
Make it five straight weeks in Nielsen's Top 10 for 60 MINUTES – its 21st time this season on the list. The CBS News magazine drew 10.3 million viewers to finish the week in third. It was 60 MINUTES's eighth placement among the top five broadcasts this season....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 20th Time This Season
by - April 26, 2016
60 MINUTES made Nielsen’s Top 10 for the fourth week in a row, bringing its total of appearances on the list to an even 20 for the season....
by - April 26, 2016
60 MINUTES made Nielsen’s Top 10 for the fourth week in a row, bringing its total of appearances on the list to an even 20 for the season....
CBS'S 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 19th Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - April 19, 2016
CBS's 60 MINUTES finished in Nielsen's Top 10 for the 19th time this season, drawing 10.45 million viewers Sunday to land on the list at #4. This was 60 MINUTES' 14th time on the list over the past 16 broadcasts....
by Caryn Robbins - April 19, 2016
CBS's 60 MINUTES finished in Nielsen's Top 10 for the 19th time this season, drawing 10.45 million viewers Sunday to land on the list at #4. This was 60 MINUTES' 14th time on the list over the past 16 broadcasts....
CBS Wins the Week with Five of the Top 10 Broadcasts
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016
CBS won the week in viewers with five of the top 10 broadcasts including the #1 program for the fourth consecutive week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 10....
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016
CBS won the week in viewers with five of the top 10 broadcasts including the #1 program for the fourth consecutive week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 10....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 18th Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016
60 MINUTES finished in Nielsen's Top 10 for the 18th time this season. The CBS news magazine landed at #6 for the week in viewers, drawing 11.99 million, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for April 10....
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016
60 MINUTES finished in Nielsen's Top 10 for the 18th time this season. The CBS news magazine landed at #6 for the week in viewers, drawing 11.99 million, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for April 10....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 12th Time in 14 Broadcasts
by Caryn Robbins - April 05, 2016
60 MINUTES finished in Nielsen's Top 10 for the 12th time in 14 broadcasts and the 17th time this season Sunday night. The CBS news magazine landed at #10 for the week in viewers, drawing 9.53 million, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for April 3, 2016....
by Caryn Robbins - April 05, 2016
60 MINUTES finished in Nielsen's Top 10 for the 12th time in 14 broadcasts and the 17th time this season Sunday night. The CBS news magazine landed at #10 for the week in viewers, drawing 9.53 million, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for April 3, 2016....
Golfer Bubba Watson Profiled on CBS's 60 MINUTES Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 03, 2016
Watson opens up in the interview chair and on the golf course in a 60 MINUTES profile tonight, April 3 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
by TV News Desk - April 03, 2016
Watson opens up in the interview chair and on the golf course in a 60 MINUTES profile tonight, April 3 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
Tony-Winning Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon to Appear on 60 MINUTES, 4/3
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2016
The internationally acclaimed choreographer tells Lesley Stahl his story from ballet dancer to the toast of Broadway on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, April 3 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2016
The internationally acclaimed choreographer tells Lesley Stahl his story from ballet dancer to the toast of Broadway on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, April 3 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
Golfer Bubba Watson to Be Profiled on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 4/3
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2016
Watson opens up in the interview chair and on the golf course in a 60 MINUTES profile Sunday, April 3 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2016
Watson opens up in the interview chair and on the golf course in a 60 MINUTES profile Sunday, April 3 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 11th Time in 13 Broadcasts
by Caryn Robbins - March 22, 2016
CBS's 60 MINUTES made the Top 10 again, drawing 10.24 million viewers to land at #6 for the week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for March 20....
by Caryn Robbins - March 22, 2016
CBS's 60 MINUTES made the Top 10 again, drawing 10.24 million viewers to land at #6 for the week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for March 20....
Scott Pelley Reports on Unique Inner City School District on CBS's 60 MINUTES Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 20, 2016
Scott Pelley reports on the special Catholic Prep School in Newark where the students take charge of the school and their fellow pupils on the next edition of 60 MINUTES tonight, March 20 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
by TV News Desk - March 20, 2016
Scott Pelley reports on the special Catholic Prep School in Newark where the students take charge of the school and their fellow pupils on the next edition of 60 MINUTES tonight, March 20 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
Scott Pelley to Report on Unique Inner City School District on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 3/20
by Caryn Robbins - March 18, 2016
Scott Pelley reports on the special Catholic Prep School in Newark where the students take charge of the school and their fellow pupils on the next edition of 60 MINUTES Sunday, March 20 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
by Caryn Robbins - March 18, 2016
Scott Pelley reports on the special Catholic Prep School in Newark where the students take charge of the school and their fellow pupils on the next edition of 60 MINUTES Sunday, March 20 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
Dr. Who Prescribed Lethal Dose to Terminally Ill Brittany Maynard Set for 60 MINUTES Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 13, 2016
He will speak for the first time about the controversial practice on 60 MINUTES in a report by CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook to be broadcast tonight, March 13 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network....
by TV News Desk - March 13, 2016
He will speak for the first time about the controversial practice on 60 MINUTES in a report by CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook to be broadcast tonight, March 13 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network....
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