Scott Pelley

60 MINUTES continued its run among Nielsen's top five weekly broadcasts for the third-straight week, landing at #4.

CBS News continues to focus on critical issues in the run-up to the election by providing special coverage dedicated to voter integrity.

The Writers Guild of America Awards were handed out yesterday! Big winners for the night included Parasite and Jojo Rabbit in the film categories, and Succession and Barry for television.

CBS announced today that it has renewed six more drama series and two news programs for the 2019-2020 broadcast season. SEAL TEAM, S.W.A.T., MADAM SECRETARY, BULL, HAWAII FIVE-0 and MACGYVER will return to the CBS lineup next season, along with longstanding primetime news shows 60 MINUTES and 48 HOURS. With these pickups, CBS has now renewed 18 series for next year.

Tanya Simon was named Executive Editor of 60 MINUTES, it was announced today by Bill Owens, the newsmagazine's executive producer.

60 MINUTES topped the Nielsen List for the second straight week, drawing 12.6 million viewers to once again land at # 1, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, March 31, 2019.  It was the fifth straight week – and the 14th time this season – the CBS News magazine finished among the top five programs. 

CBS News will broadcast THE MUELLER REPORT: A TURNING POINT, a one-hour primetime special on Monday, March 25, (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

60 MINUTES made the Top 5 for the third straight week and the twelfth time this season.  The CBS News magazine drew 10.1 million viewers to land at # 3, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, March 17, 2019.   It was also Sunday's # 1 prime program in viewers.

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) tonight announced the winners of the 2019 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio/audio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at concurrent ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

Bill Owens, a multi-award-winning journalist, producer and news team leader, has been named Executive Producer of 60 MINUTES, America's #1 news program, it was announced today by Susan Zirinsky, incoming President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News.

The 2019 Writer's Guild Awards nominations have been unveiled. The 2019 Writers Guild Awards will be handed out Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Beverly Hilton. See the full list of nominees below!

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) tonight announced the winners of the 2018 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio/audio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at concurrent ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

CBS Corporation and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum have created a special series of CBS Cares PSAs to honor the victims of the Nazi Holocaust and mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Mosheh Oinounou has been named executive producer of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH JEFF GLOR beginning Feb. 5, it was announced today by CBS News President David Rhodes. Oinounou will assume his new role as Steve Capus steps down from the broadcast in the coming weeks.

60 MINUTES was the #1 non-sports program for the week. The CBS newsmagazine drew 14.42 million viewers to land at #2 behind Sunday night NFL coverage, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 17.