CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from inside Mali on the first wave of U.S. assistance to French forces. The report will be broadcast tonight, Jan. 22 on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.
60 MINUTES will be preempted this Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 by CBS Sports' coverage of the American Football Conference Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots.
CBS EVENING NEWS Anchor and Managing Editor Scott Pelley will lead CBS News' live, comprehensive and multi-platform coverage of the 2013 Presidential Inauguration from Washington, D.C., including the official swearing in of President Barack Obama on Sunday, Jan. 20. Inauguration Day coverage will be broadcast on Monday, Jan. 21 (7:00 AM-4:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network and will feature key ceremonies, as well as original reporting from the most experienced team of political journalists on television.
60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 for the fifth time in six broadcasts, managing to finish among America's most-watched programs despite airing at the same time as the Golden Globe Awards. 60 MINUTES drew 14.05 million viewers to finish at #9 for the week.
Season-to-date, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY is the only network evening news broadcast to post ratings increases in adults 25-54 (1.6/06 from 1.5/05, +7%) compared to last season. Season-to-date, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY is also up in households (4.5/08 from 4.2/08, +7%) and viewers (6.65m from 6.25m, +6%) compared to last season.
A former Air Force pilot disabled in a friendly fire accident says he "almost got sick" when he learned the Navy pilot who shot down his jet was nominated for a promotion to Admiral. The report will be broadcast tonight, Jan. 14 on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.
CBS News Correspondent Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to discover how small acts of kindness built an avalanche of handcrafted "snow." The report will be broadcast tonight, Jan. 11 on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong once offered a large "donation" to the same agency that recently concluded he and his team had used illegal substances, causing him to be stripped of his seven Tour de Frances wins.
It was announced on THE TALK that viewers at home will have a chance to win tickets to SUPER BOWL XLVII in New Orleans through the show's 'Reserve Your Seat' sweepstakes. For a chance to win a trip to New Orleans and tickets to the Super Bowl, to be broadcast on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, Feb. 3, fans can enter the 'Reserve Your Seat' sweepstakes by logging on to TheTalk.com/SBSeatsSweeps. Once logged in, fans register then click the tweet button #SBSeats, which provides automatic entry and posts contest messaging on their Twitter account. The sweepstakes closes on Jan. 13.
The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY added more than a million viewers (+1.09m) compared to the same week last year, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dec. 28.
Jan, a Pittsburgh-area quadriplegic, has learned to move a robotic arm using nothing but her thoughts. Her story is told on this week's 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Dec. 30 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Get a sneak peek below!
The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Journalism Award for a series of reports from inside Syria by CBS News Foreign Correspondent Clarissa Ward, it was announced today by Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
The first edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS will feature a rare interview with Lionel Messi, the record-breaking soccer player considered by many to be the best of all time. Bob Simon went to Spain to talk to Messi, an Argentine who plays for FC Barcelona, to interview the man who just broke the 40-year-old record for scoring the most goals in a calendar year. Messi is only 25 years old. The profile will be featured on the series premiere of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, a new magazine program from the makers of the iconic CBS News series 60 MINUTES, the originator of the television genre. The monthly, one-hour 60 MINUTES SPORTS premieres on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on SHOWTIME and represents the first time original 60 MINUTES content will air on premium television.
CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr reports on a stealth drug smuggling operation involving "drug subs" - semi-submarine vessels used to carry millions of dollars' worth of cocaine into the United States. The report will be broadcast tonight, Dec. 12 on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.
CBS News Foreign Correspondent Clarissa Ward sits down with Moaz al-Khatib, the man chosen to lead the newly formed coalition of Syria's opposition forces, in his first interview with Western media. The report will be broadcast tonight, Dec. 11 on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.
Tonight on 60 MINUTES, Scott Pelley profiled the Australian actor and Broadway star known to most for his 'X-Men' role as Wolverine, who now says he's doing the 'role of a lifetime' as Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables.'
Hugh Jackman's father is his "rock." He raised him alone from the age of 8 when his mother left the family. The "X-Men" actor isn't acting when he chokes up thinking about the message his father imparts to him constantly, to put his family ahead of his career. Scott Pelley profiles the Australian actor for 60 MINUTES this Sunday, Dec. 9 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2012 season. The winners will be honored at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
CBS, home of Super Bowl XLVII, will create CBS SUPER BOWL PARK at JACKSON SQUARE in the heart of the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, La., to serve as the CBS Corporation's central broadcast center.