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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 EVENING NEWS Posts Largest Year-to-Year % Gain in Adults 25-54
by Caryn Robbins - January 20, 2016

The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY posted the largest year-to-year percentage gain in adults 25-54 (+7%, 1.6/06 from 1.5/06) among the network evening news broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 14....


CBS NEWS Delivers Significant Adult 25-54 Audiences
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2015

CBS News broadcasts delivered significant adult 25-54 audiences, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news....


Original Reporting Boosts Audience Growth for All CBS News Broadcasts
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2015

CBS News' morning, evening, primetime and Sunday broadcasts are all averaging more viewers now than at this point a year ago, according to Nielsen...


CBS News Programs Power to #1 in Primetime & Sunday Mornings
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2015

CBS News programs powered to strong #1 finishes in primetime and Sunday morning with key news demos and viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same for the week ending May 3....


VIDEO: '60 Minutes' Goes Behind-the-Scenes of HAMILTON with Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2015

On last night's 60 MINUTES on CBS, Charlie Rose went behind the curtain to report on Lin-Manuel Miranda's new original Broadway musical HAMILTON....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 For Second Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 10, 2015

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 broadcasts for the second straight time. It was the CBS News magazine's third time in four weeks and the 14th time this season that it made the prestigious list....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Finishes Among Top 10 for 4th Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 23, 2015

CBS's 60 MINUTES finished among the Nielsen Top 10 for the fourth straight week, drawing an audience of 12.7 million viewers to land at #6, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Dec. 20. The broadcast also made the top 10 list in the key demos....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Third Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 11, 2014

60 MINUTES has finished among America's 10 most-watched primetime broadcasts for the third straight week. The CBS newsmagazine made Nielsen's top 10 at #7, drawing an audience of 12.16 million viewers....


CBS's 60 MINUTES to Report on Mountain Lions Living in City Limits of L.A., 1/17
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2016

The big cats - well over 100 pounds - are called pumas, cougars or mountain lions. But they are also being called neighbors by some residents of Los Angeles, who are discovering them in their backyards or even their crawlspaces....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 13th Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 03, 2015

60 MINUTES drew 13.55 million viewers to land on Nielsen's top 10 list at #7. It was the 13th time the CBS News magazine made the list this season....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Mandy Patinkin Featured on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 11/16
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2014

Viewers find out everything about Patinkin - and then some - when Simon profiles the accomplished singer, stage, film and television actor on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 16 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


Syrian President Assad Feature Set for CBS's 60 MINUTES, 3/29
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2015

CBS THIS MORNING co-host Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus for a 60 MINUTES report to be broadcast Sunday, March 29 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


CBS's KENNEDY CENTER HONORS Leads Network to Holiday Week Win
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2016

CBS won the holiday week in viewers with an original 60 MINUTES, specials KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, UNDERCOVER BOSS and I GET THAT A LOT and rebroadcasts of the Network's hit scripted series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 3....


Alfonso Ribeiro Tops Wynn Las Vegas Odds to Win ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2014

Wynn Las Vegas' Johnny Avello predicts the odds to win this season of ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS. See how your favorites fare below!...


CBS Wins Week in Viewers and Key Demos Against World Series
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2014

CBS finished first for the week in viewers and key demographics, becoming the first network since the invention of people meters (at least 1987) to win a week against five games of the World Series...


CBS's MADAM SECRETARY Lifts CBS's Sunday Upscale Audience
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2014

The addition of the freshman drama MADAM SECRETARY to CBS's Sunday night has elevated upscale audiences for the Network's 7:00-10:00 PM block with dramatic increases in the 8:00-9:00 PM hour, according to Nielsen....


CBS News Broadcasts Maintain TV Year-to-Date Viewer Growth
by Caryn Robbins - July 24, 2015

CBS News' broadcasts maintained television year-to-date viewer growth, while also earning solid returns with the key news demographic of adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending July 19....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top for 2nd Time in Four Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2014

America's most-watched news program landed on Nielsen's Top 10 list for the second time in four weeks. 60 MINUTES finished at #7 for the week, drawing 13.23 million viewers – the largest primetime non-sports broadcast audience on Sunday....


Every Major CBS NEWS Broadcasts Posts Year-to-Year Viewer Growth
by Caryn Robbins - September 04, 2015

Every major CBS News broadcast posted year-to-year audience increases, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings through August 30....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Is #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program for 2nd Time this Season
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2014

In a season of strong ratings nights, 60 MINUTES had its best in two years last Sunday. The CBS newsmagazine drew 18.4 million viewers...


CBS NEWS Maintains Leadership Position As Network News Division With More Viewers Year-To-Date than a Year Ago
by Caryn Robbins - August 21, 2015

CBS News maintained its leadership position as the only network news division where every major broadcast is drawing more viewers on a television year-to-date basis compared to last year, according to Nielsen most current ratings....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 9th Time
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2015

60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 list for the third straight week and the ninth time in 11 weeks. The CBS newsmagazine drew 10.39 million viewers to finish at #8 in that category....


CBS's 60 MINUTES is Sunday's #1 Primetime Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - April 14, 2015

60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 list for the seventh time in nine weeks, drawing 12.6 million viewers to finish at #7. The CBS newsmagazine was Sunday's #1 primetime broadcast in viewers....


2015 FRIGID New York Festival Lineup Announced; Runs 2/18-3/8
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2015

FRIGID New York at Horse Trade will present the 9th Annual FRIGID Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) and UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) February 18 - March 8....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10; Wins Timeslot
by Caryn Robbins - May 19, 2015

60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10, drawing 9 million viewers to finish at #10 for the week and winning its Sunday night timeslot....






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