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CBS's 60 MINUTES Finishes Up +1% in Viewers for 2016-17 Season
by Caryn Robbins - May 24, 2017 60 MINUTES finished its 49th season up +1 percent in viewers – the only broadcast newsmagazine to gain audience over the 2016-2017 television season. The CBS newsmagazine is averaging 12.39 million viewers, according to the current Nielsen estimates. It ended last season averaging 12.3 million....
SESAME STREET to Introduce First Muppet Character with Autism
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2017 Sunday night's 60 MINUTES on CBS featured SESAME STREET's first character with autism named Julia, who will make her first appearance on the long-running children's series this April.... 
50th Season Premiere of 60 MINUTES is Sunday's No. Non-Sports Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - September 26, 2017 60 MINUTES' 50th anniversary season premiere was among the most watched primetime programs in America for the week and the most watched non-sports program on Sunday, Sept. 24.... 
Oprah Winfrey Goes Inside America's Most Notorious Prisons on 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2017 Oprah Winfrey visits California's Pelican Bay Prison and the infamous Security Housing Unit (SHU), which has been controversial for years and once earned the supermax prison the nickname Skeleton Bay. She reports on conditions in the SHU isolation unit that critics say constitutes torture. Winfr...
Showtime to Present New Documentary AMERICAN JIHAD, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017 Today, Showtime Documentary Films announced a compelling new documentary titled AMERICAN JIHAD (wt), which explores home-grown Jihadism, how young men are radicalized to commit violent acts of terrorism and what can be done to prevent it....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Draws Over 14 M; Makes Nielsen's Top 10 for 7th Straight Weeek
by Caryn Robbins - December 20, 2016 For the seventh straight week, CBS's 60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10, drawing 14.09 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 18....
CBS's 60 MINUTES to Profile Chicago's Alarming Surge in Murders, 1/1
by BWW News Desk - January 01, 2017 Whitaker's report will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Jan. 1 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.... 
CBS News Tops the Network News Divisions at 38th News & Documentary EMMYS
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2017 CBS News won more Emmys than its broadcast network news rivals and more than any cable outlet last night, taking home nine statuettes. 60 MINUTES led all single program winners with seven Emmys tying its own record while the CBS EVENING NEWS and CBS THIS MORNING shared two Emmys for joint report...
U.S. Women's Soccer Team Tells 60 MINUTES They Are Treated Like Second-Class Players
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2016 The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won four Olympic gold medals and three World Cups and is currently the #1 team in the world, but they say they don't get paid as much or treated as well as the US Men's team....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 List for Sixth Consecutive Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 14, 2016 CBS's 60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 list for the sixth consecutive week, drawing 11.13 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 11....
Global Superstar Bruno Mars Opens Up on Next 60 MINUTES on CBS, 11/20
by Caryn Robbins - November 17, 2016 Mars says the rough period helped make him the hit-maker he is today. The Grammy-winning singer also shows Logan how he created his new hit "24 Karat Magic" in a profile to be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Nov. 20 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
60 MINUTES SPORTS to Look at Autism Through the Sports Lens, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2016 For decades, autism and sports have rarely mixed-- there were just too many things that could go wrong for most children on the spectrum....
BULL, KEVIN CAN WAIT Among 18 CBS Series Renewals for 2017-18 Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 23, 2017 CBS today announced early renewals of 18 returning series for the 2017-2018 season, displaying the programming depth and stability of America's Most Watched Network. Additional returning series pick-ups for next season will be announced at a later date....
CBS's 60 MINUTES to Profile Chicago's Alarming Surge in Murders, 1/1
by Caryn Robbins - December 29, 2016 Whitaker's report will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Jan. 1 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 5 for 3rd Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2017 60 MINUTES made the Top 5 for the third straight week and the 15th time this season. The CBS newsmagazine drew 9.55 million viewers to land at #5 for the week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, May 7....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Fourth Time in Seven Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2016 CBS's 60 MINUTES drew 14.05 million viewers Sunday to finish at #5 and make Nielsen's top 10 list for the fourth time in seven weeks. The CBS News magazine was also Sunday's top-ranked non-sports program in viewers....
60 MINUTES SPORTS to Look at Autism Through the Sports Lens, Today
by Caryn Robbins - October 31, 2016 For decades, autism and sports have rarely mixed-- there were just too many things that could go wrong for most children on the spectrum....
CBS's 60 MINUTES is #2 Broadcast; Makes Nielsen Top 10 in Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2016 CBS's 60 MINUTES was the #2 broadcast in America last week, making the top 10 for the third time in five weeks. The CBS news magazine drew 16 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Oct. 23....
President Obama Talks Trump's Presidency on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 1/15
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2017 President Barack Obama says the presidential campaign of Donald Trump was “improvisational,” but he doesn't think the president-elect can be improvisational in office....
CBS Wins in Viewers Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 for the Second Consecutive Week
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2017 CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for the second consecutive week led by 60 MINUTES, television's #1 program of the week, and NCIS: LOS ANGELES, the #1 scripted program, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 26.... 
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Fifth Time in 7 Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - November 14, 2017 60 MINUTES made the Top 10 again, for the second straight week and fifth time in seven weeks. The CBS newsmagazine drew 11.3 million viewers to finish at #8, according Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Nov. 12. 60 MINUTES was the Sunday's #1 non-sports prime program in viewers.... 
CBS Extends Its Winning Streak to Four Weeks with 3 of Top Five Broadcasts
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2017 CBS placed first in viewers for the fourth consecutive week with three of the top five broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 22. The Network had three of the top five broadcasts of the week 60 MINUTES (#2), THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (#3), THE BIG BANG T... 
CBS's 60 MINUTES is No. 2; Makes Nielsen Top 10 in Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2017 60 MINUTES was America's #2 program in viewers and the week's top non-sports broadcast, drawing 14.6 million according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Oct. 22. It was the second week in a row the broadcast cracked the top 5....
A Chicago Theatre Marathon Comes to Strawdog
by A.A. Cristi - June 21, 2017 The Chicago Theatre Marathon is a weekend-long, new work marathon event celebrating the diversity of Chicagoland theatre artists. The Marathon, subtitled "I Am Indomitable," will acknowledge the variety of identity characteristics and categories that make individuals unique, including, but not limit... 
Olympic Gynmast Aly Raisman Talks Sexual Abuse by Team Doctor on 60 MINUTES, 11/12
by Caryn Robbins - November 10, 2017 One of America's biggest Olympic stars has come forward to accuse the former U.S. women's gymnastics team doctor of sexual abuse. Aly Raisman, who won six medals, three of them gold, for the U.S. at the last two Olympic Summer Games, says she was sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar. Raisman tells he... |
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