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In 2020, Stephen Sondheim talked to 60 Minutes' Bill Whitaker about the different creative processes he experienced on his first Broadway musical, 'West Side Story.' 

Rita Moreno recently sat down with 60 Minutes to talk about her exceptional career, enduring racism, West Side Story, and more. In the interview, Moreno speaks with Bill Whitaker about the turmoil she went through early in her career, her 1961 portrayal of Anita in “West Side Story,” and her new role in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of the Broadway classic.

Getting his guests to sing in his car for “Carpool Karaoke” or reveal secrets in “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” comedy sketches is more than humor to James Corden.   

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

Audiences will no doubt recognize the quintessential American musical West Side Story when its latest revival opens next week. Its unforgettable music, lyrics and story are the same. But this radical reimagining injects a modern twist to the classic story: a video element meant to intensify and augment the action. Bill Whitaker and 60 MINUTES cameras were given unprecedented access to the production, filming its rehearsals and interviewing its creators. The story about the new West Side Story will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Feb. 16 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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.

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. 

Once again, 60 MINUTES was the # 1 non-sports program for the week.  The CBS News magazine drew 12 million viewers to land at # 3, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 23.  It was the second week in which only NFL Football drew larger primetime audiences than 60 MINUTES – which also bested the season 15 finale of “The Voice” on NBC (9.89 million).

60 MINUTES was the # 1 non-sports program for the week.  The CBS News magazine drew a season-best 14.55 million viewers to land at # 3, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 16.  It was ninth time in 12 weeks that 60 MINUTES made the Top 10 -- six times at # 5 or better -- and the broadcast's best delivery in viewers since March.

Winners of the 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced tonight by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards were presented at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

Presenters and a list of Network Anchors and Journalists attending the 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced in anticipation of the October 1st, 2018 gala and ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Centers Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

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.

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.

Bill Whitaker, the veteran CBS newsman and 60 MINUTES correspondent, will be honored with the Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award, the Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) announced. Whitaker will receive the award at the RTDNF's annual First Amendment Awards dinner on March 14 in Washington, D.C.

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.

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.

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.

Oscar winner Denzel Washington spoke with reporter Bill Whitaker on last night's 60 MINUTES.

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Yes, the Oscars are unfair, says Denzel Washington, who says he knows from experience, but 'just do the best you can do,' he tells Bill Whitaker.