"60 Minutes" (1968) TV series 1968-????

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Creator:

Don Hewitt

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 41 | unknown

Release Date:

24 September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | News

Plot:

The premiere television News magazine.

Plot Keywords:

Magazine | Time For Title | Newsmagazine | Non Fiction | Number In Title

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 24 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

7:00 PM

CBS

Cast

Mike Wallace	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (43 episodes, 1968-2006)
Morley Safer	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (41 episodes, 1970-2009)
Lesley Stahl	...	Herself - Correspondent / ... (39 episodes, 1991-2009)
Ed Bradley	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (35 episodes, 1981-2006)

Also Known As:

TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (USA) (rerun title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

CBS News Productions

Trivia:

Don Hewitt envisioned this program as a TV version of Life magazine.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In Andy Rooney's segment of 30 November 2008, the location of his seat in Giants Stadium was digitally blurred at the top of his season ticket - though the blurred region shifted enough to reveal most of the information - but all for naught as the same information was left unobstructed and even pointed to by Mr. Rooney at the bottom of the ticket, as well as the ticket's bar code and accompanying number.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Last Winter (2006)

The gold standard

With the explosion of news magazine shows on the prime-time airwaves, it is useful to remember the long-running program that producers are trying to emulate: 60 Minutes.

This show combines investigative journalism, celebrity profiles, and features about interesting organizations and events. When it's a serious subject, you feel like they have fairly and objectively reported the story. Even with lighter topics you get the impression 60 Minutes has captured the essence of the story.

Each segment is about 15 minutes long; we get three in every one-hour show. When the subject is something serious, the viewer has the option of following up in detail on other sources.

Sure, it's a formula, but the 60 Minutes people perfected the formula. No one else on commercial television does such good journalism.

Why has this show consistently placed near the top of the ratings for three decades? Because it's damn good. Why do people tune into 60 Minutes every week, despite the fact that during football season it is often delayed due to long-running games? Because they know that 60 Minutes will deliver.

Jack and Shana's debates in the 70s were a little much to take, and I can't stand Andy Rooney's musings, but the core of the show has remained solid.