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 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....
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....
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....
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 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....
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....
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....
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....
CBS Films Announces PATRIOTS' DAY, Based on Events of 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2015
CBS Films announced today that Scott Stuber, Mark Wahlberg, Dylan Clark, Stephen Levinson and Michael Radutzky will produce PATRIOTS' DAY, a theatrical motion picture chronicling the events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing...
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2015
CBS Films announced today that Scott Stuber, Mark Wahlberg, Dylan Clark, Stephen Levinson and Michael Radutzky will produce PATRIOTS' DAY, a theatrical motion picture chronicling the events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing...
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Fifth Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 31, 2015
For the fifth straight week, 60 MINUTES landed on the Nielsen Top 10 list in viewers and households, drawing 13.83 million and scoring an 8.7/15, good for #4 by both measures....
by Caryn Robbins - March 31, 2015
For the fifth straight week, 60 MINUTES landed on the Nielsen Top 10 list in viewers and households, drawing 13.83 million and scoring an 8.7/15, good for #4 by both measures....
Watch Excerpt from 60 MINUTES Interview with Syrian President Assad
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2015
The president of Syria says he has no reason to kill his own people, rather, he says, he is in a war to win their hearts and minds. That was Bashar al-Assad's response to Charlie Rose's question in which he cites a report stating that 90 percent of the civilian casualties in the bloody civil war are...
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2015
The president of Syria says he has no reason to kill his own people, rather, he says, he is in a war to win their hearts and minds. That was Bashar al-Assad's response to Charlie Rose's question in which he cites a report stating that 90 percent of the civilian casualties in the bloody civil war are...
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....
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 CSI: CYBER is First In Viewers for the Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2015
CBS won the week in viewers with five of the top 10 broadcasts and also placed first in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 22....
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2015
CBS won the week in viewers with five of the top 10 broadcasts and also placed first in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 22....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 For Fourth Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2015
60 MINUTES finished among Nielsen's Top 10 broadcasts for the fourth week in a row. It was the CBS newsmagazine's fifth appearance in six weeks and the 16th time this season that it made the prestigious list....
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2015
60 MINUTES finished among Nielsen's Top 10 broadcasts for the fourth week in a row. It was the CBS newsmagazine's fifth appearance in six weeks and the 16th time this season that it made the prestigious list....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Third Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 17, 2015
60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 broadcasts for the third week in a row. It was the CBS newsmagazine's fourth appearance in five weeks and the 15th time this season that it made the prestigious list....
by Caryn Robbins - March 17, 2015
60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 broadcasts for the third week in a row. It was the CBS newsmagazine's fourth appearance in five weeks and the 15th time this season that it made the prestigious list....
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....
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 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....
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 - Larry David to Talk FISH IN THE DARK & More on '60 Minutes'
by Caryn Robbins - February 26, 2015
David shows plenty of confidence acting each night in previews of his own hit comedy play, "Fish in the Dark," which opens on Broadway next week. But he tells Rose of his childhood, where he says he never joined anything and his mother showed little faith in him....
by Caryn Robbins - February 26, 2015
David shows plenty of confidence acting each night in previews of his own hit comedy play, "Fish in the Dark," which opens on Broadway next week. But he tells Rose of his childhood, where he says he never joined anything and his mother showed little faith in him....
VIDEO: AMERICAN MASTERS Pays Tribute to CBS Newsman Bob Simon
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2015
The American Masters series website has an In Memoriam tribute to award-winning, CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, a Bronx native and Manhattan resident. Watch the video below!...
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2015
The American Masters series website has an In Memoriam tribute to award-winning, CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, a Bronx native and Manhattan resident. Watch the video below!...
More Than Two Dozen Works Set for 2015 MIDWINTER MADNESS Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2015
John Chatterton's midwinter festival turns five this year. The celebration includes comedies, dramas, musicals, and children's shows exploring the stars and the mind; life and the afterlife -- with Marilyn Monroe, Amelia Earhart, and William Shakespeare; meet Korean brides and Middle-Eastern couples...
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2015
John Chatterton's midwinter festival turns five this year. The celebration includes comedies, dramas, musicals, and children's shows exploring the stars and the mind; life and the afterlife -- with Marilyn Monroe, Amelia Earhart, and William Shakespeare; meet Korean brides and Middle-Eastern couples...
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....
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 MINUTE in Top 10 for Ninth Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 23, 2014
60 MINUTES is a Nielsen top 10 program for the ninth straight week, drawing 13.2 million viewers to make the list at #4. It is the 10th time in 13 weeks that America's most-watched news program has finished among Nielsen's top 10 primetime broadcasts....
by Caryn Robbins - December 23, 2014
60 MINUTES is a Nielsen top 10 program for the ninth straight week, drawing 13.2 million viewers to make the list at #4. It is the 10th time in 13 weeks that America's most-watched news program has finished among Nielsen's top 10 primetime broadcasts....
CBS's 60 MINUTES in Top 10 for Eighth Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2014
The streak continues for 60 MINUTES. America's most-watched news program made Nielsen's Top 10 List for the eighth time in a row, drawing 11.4 million viewers to land at #6....
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2014
The streak continues for 60 MINUTES. America's most-watched news program made Nielsen's Top 10 List for the eighth time in a row, drawing 11.4 million viewers to land at #6....
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 For 7th Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2014
60 MINUTES is in the Top 10 again, where it has finished for seven straight weeks – its longest in-season streak on the weekly list since January 2009....
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2014
60 MINUTES is in the Top 10 again, where it has finished for seven straight weeks – its longest in-season streak on the weekly list since January 2009....
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...
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's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Fifth Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 25, 2014
60 MINUTES' run in Nielsen's Top 10 continued for a fifth straight week, its longest in-season Top 10 streak since December 2011....
by Caryn Robbins - November 25, 2014
60 MINUTES' run in Nielsen's Top 10 continued for a fifth straight week, its longest in-season Top 10 streak since December 2011....
Jeff Fager Steps Down as Chairman of CBS News; Will Return as EP of 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - November 20, 2014
Jeff Fager, Chairman of CBS News and Executive Producer of 60 MINUTES, today announced his intention to step down from his role as chairman and to return to full focus on running the acclaimed newsmagazine, effective at the beginning of the new year....
by Caryn Robbins - November 20, 2014
Jeff Fager, Chairman of CBS News and Executive Producer of 60 MINUTES, today announced his intention to step down from his role as chairman and to return to full focus on running the acclaimed newsmagazine, effective at the beginning of the new year....
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....
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's 60 MINUTES Cracks Top 10 Four Weeks in a Row
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2014
For the fourth straight week, 60 MINUTES ranked among America's 10 most-watched primetime broadcasts, drawing an audience of 12.65 million viewers to finish at #8 on the Nielsen list....
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2014
For the fourth straight week, 60 MINUTES ranked among America's 10 most-watched primetime broadcasts, drawing an audience of 12.65 million viewers to finish at #8 on the Nielsen list....
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