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 Top 10 for Third Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 21, 2017
60 MINUTES made the top 10 for the third straight week and sixth time in eight weeks. The CBS newsmagazine drew 11.47 million viewers to finish at #7, according Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Nov. 19....
Chuck Berry's 'Go Johnny Go!' Headed for Immortality on Voyager Space Probes
by Caryn Robbins - November 17, 2017
When Chuck Berry sang Go, go Johnny go! in 1958, could he have ever imagined how far his rock-and-roll hit would really go? Johnny B. Goode is now some 13 billion miles from Earth, travelling at 38,000 miles per hour aboard NASA's Voyager 1 space probe....
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....
Olympic Gynmast Aly Raisman Talks Sexual Abuse by Team Doctor on 60 MINUTES, 11/12
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 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...
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...
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 5 for Third Time in Four Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2017
60 MINUTES broke Nielsen's Top 5 for the third time in four weeks. The CBS News magazine finished at #3 with 15.09 million viewers, the most since Nov. 27, 2016, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Nov. 5....
Musical Prodigy Alma Deutscher Featured on Sunday's 60 MINUTES
by TV News Desk - November 05, 2017
The young British virtuoso, a natural composer who plays piano and violin, discusses and demonstrates her incredible musicality in a profile by Scott Pelley on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 5 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network....
Musical Prodigy Alma Deutscher Featured on Sunday's 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017
The young British virtuoso, a natural composer who plays piano and violin, discusses and demonstrates her incredible musicality in a profile by Scott Pelley on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 5 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network....
CBS News Radio to Unveil New Slate of Original News, Finance & Entertainment Programming
by Caryn Robbins - October 27, 2017
CBS News Radio today will unveil a new slate of original news, finance and entertainment programming at its first ever upfront presentation to advertising executives, at the famed CBS Broadcast Center in New York City....
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....
Oprah Winfrey Goes Inside America's Most Notorious Prisons on 60 MINUTES
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 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...
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...
CBS Wins in Viewers for Third Consecutive Week
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2017
CBS placed first in viewers for the third consecutive week and first in adults 25-54 (tie), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 15....
CBS Marks 60 MINUTES Anniversary with Commitment to Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship
by Caryn Robbins - October 16, 2017
The Foundation of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) awarded $10,000 scholarships to each of five college-bound high school students pursuing careers in television, the organization announced today....
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...
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Second Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2017
60 MINUTES made the weekly top 10 for the second straight time, drawing 12.46 million viewers to finish at #9, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Oct. 1. The CBS News magazine was also Sunday's #1 non-sports program in viewers, adults 25-54 (2.9/09) and adults 18-49 (2.1/08...
Rep. Steve Scalise Speaks for First Time Since Being Shot on This Week's 60 MINUTES
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2017
Rep. Steve Scalise (R.-LA.), the House Majority Whip who was shot at a Republican Congressional Baseball team practice last June, speaks to Norah O'Donnell in his first interview since the shooting....
Rep. Steve Scalise Speaks for First Time Since Being Shot on This Week's 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2017
Rep. Steve Scalise (R.-LA.), the House Majority Whip who was shot at a Republican Congressional Baseball team practice last June, speaks to Norah O'Donnell in his first interview since the shooting....
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....
Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl & Oprah Winfrey Celebrate 50th Anniversary Season of 60 MINUTES
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2017
The 50th Anniversary Season Premiere of 60 MINUTES will be broadcast on Sunday, Sept. 24 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/ 7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. The program will feature stories from Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl and the debut of Oprah Winfrey as special contributor....
Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl & Oprah Winfrey Celebrate 50th Anniversary Season of 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - September 20, 2017
The 50th Anniversary Season Premiere of 60 MINUTES will be broadcast on Sunday, Sept. 24 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/ 7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. The program will feature stories from Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl and the debut of Oprah Winfrey as special contributor....
Oprah Winfrey Debuts as Special Contributor on 60 MINUTES Season Premiere
by Caryn Robbins - September 14, 2017
60 MINUTES will begin its golden anniversary season as the most successful, most watched and honored television broadcast in American history when it premieres for the 50th time on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, Sept. 24 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/PT)....
Ousted White House Strategist Steve Bannon to Visit CBS's 60 MINUTES, 9/10
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2017
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon will set for an interview with CBS News' Charlie Rose today in New York. The full interview is expected to air this Sunday on 60 MINUTES, with portions of it to air Thursday afternoon on CBS This Morning....
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...
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...
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