60 Minutes (Season 54)

60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY 0.0

Air date: 2021-09-12

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: On September 11, 2001, 343 members of the Fire Department of New York perished while trying to rescue people trapped in the World Trade Center. Scott Pelley speaks with firefighters who were there that day and the loved ones of those who never made it home.

9/26/2021: Take the Fight to the Night, Rep. Liz Cheney, King of the Deep 0.0

Air date: 2021-09-26

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Bill Whitaker reports on the largest helicopter to ever fight fires at night; Liz Cheney tells Lesley Stahl about running for re-election as an anti-Trump Republican in Wyoming; Sharyn Alfonsi talks to Alexey Molchanov about reaching the top of his sport by diving hundreds of feet into the ocean with just one deep breath

10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act 0.0

Air date: 2021-10-03

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Facebook whistleblower speaks to 60 Minutes; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program not living up to its name; Despite his Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga.

10/10/2021: Deepfakes, A Thousand Children, Deep Springs 0.0

Air date: 2021-10-10

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Deepfakes: How deepfakes could soon change our world. A Thousand Children: Reuniting families separated at the border. Deep Springs: Deep Springs College.

10/17/2021: Robert Gates, The Green River Drift, Whither Ye Olde English Pub 0.0

Air date: 2021-10-17

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Robert Gates on Afghanistan, his disagreements with President Biden and polarization in the U.S.; Riding along on the Green River Drift, the longest-running cattle drive left in America; Inside the English pub's comeback from COVID.

10/24/2021: Prince v. Spy, Running Dry, Michael Keaton 0.0

Air date: 2021-10-24

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: A former Saudi official’s warning about MBS; The Colorado River Basin, ravaged by drought, plans for a drier future; And, Michael Keaton on his career, the characters he's played and suiting back up as Batman.

10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens 0.0

Air date: 2021-10-31

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: How Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua; A new model of architecture with communities in mind; Yuval Noah Harari on the power of data, artificial intelligence and the future of the human race.

11/7/2021: The Second Amendment Preservation Act, The Longest Running Oil Spill, Carnegie Heroes 0.0

Air date: 2021-11-07

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: New Missouri state law effectively ends local enforcement of federal gun laws; Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; What's in the heads of heroes?

11/14/2021: Freight Expectations, Andrew Sullivan, The Get Back Sessions 0.0

Air date: 2021-11-14

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Bill Whitaker follows the U.S.’s struggling supply chain; Scott Pelley speaks with Andrew Sullivan; The making of the Beatles’ “Let It Be.”

11/21/2021: Reimagining Police, Supersonic, Caligula’s Gardens 0.0

Air date: 2021-11-21

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: How Austin is leading the nation in police reform; Startups, NASA pursuing supersonic commercial flight; Roman parking garage excavation uncovers Caligula’s gardens.

11/28/2021: Hazing, Saving the Mountain Gorillas, Rita Moreno 0.0

Air date: 2021-11-28

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The hazing of Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez; Saving Rwanda’s mountain gorillas; Rita Moreno: The 60 Minutes Interview.

12/5/2021: Reality Winner, China’s Next Revolution?, Gucci 0.0

Air date: 2021-12-05

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Reality Winner: The 60 Minutes Interview; Xi Jinping’s capitalism rollback in China; Inside Alessandro Michele’s Gucci fashion house.

12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island 0.0

Air date: 2021-12-12

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Inside Afghanistan after U.S. withdrawal; The James Webb Space Telescope; Fogo Island’s comeback story.

12/19/2021: “The Beast,” America’s Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah 0.0

Air date: 2021-12-19

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The historic, devastating December 10-11 tornado outbreak; Americans lacking access to proper sewage disposal; Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes Interview.

12/26/2021: Weather & Wine, Drawing Truth to Power 0.0

Air date: 2021-12-26

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Europe’s wine industry being altered by climate change; Badiucao: The 60 Minutes Interview.

1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys 0.0

Air date: 2022-01-02

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

1/9/2022: The Big Quit, One Small Step, The Kicker 0.0

Air date: 2022-01-09

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: What’s making Americans quit their jobs in record numbers; Conversations spanning the political spectrum; The gridiron’s loneliest warrior: The Kicker.

1/16/2022: The Betrayal, Chris Stapleton 0.0

Air date: 2022-01-16

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Investigating who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis; Chris Stapleton on his life and career.

1/30/2022: An Hour of Music 0.0

Air date: 2022-01-30

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Despite his Alzheimer’s, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga; Documentary “Get Back” shows half-century old, unseen footage of Beatles writing and recording; The story of New Orleans’ St. Augustine High School Marching Band.

1/30/2022: A 60 Minutes Wildlife Tour 0.0

Air date: 2022-01-30

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: The Atlantic great white shark's comeback; The return of wolves to Yellowstone Park; Saving memories of animals with Joel Sartore's Photo Ark

2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves 0.0

Air date: 2022-02-06

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Investigating military vehicle training deaths; Shorthanded hospitals pushed to brink by COVID; The dark legacy of Canada’s residential schools.

2/13/2022: Cheers! 0.0

Air date: 2022-02-13

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Wine growers in France and England discuss/demonstrate the effect of Climate Change; Pubs in England and the impact of COVID-19.

2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans 0.0

Air date: 2022-02-20

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Inside Ukraine as it faces Russia; “Havana Syndrome” cases on U.S. soil.

2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines 0.0

Air date: 2022-02-27

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: How secure is America’s electric grid; Americans detained by foreign governments; Financial firms gutting local newsrooms.

3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind 0.0

Air date: 2022-03-06

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Ukrainian refugees reaching Polish train station share their stories; the state of the coronavirus pandemic; legally blind, 15-year-old freeride skier Jacob Smith.

3/13/2022: Voting Rights and Wrongs, Secretary Pete, Ted Lasso 0.0

Air date: 2022-03-13

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: In Wisconsin, a political battle over the 2020 vote still rages; Pete Buttigieg and the great American infrastructure upgrade; Behind the scenes of “Ted Lasso.”

3/20/2022: Economic Shock and Awe, Through the Roof, Sue Bird 0.0

Air date: 2022-03-20

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Understanding the economic sanctions against Russia; Lack of new construction and corporate landlords contributing to skyrocketing rent; Sue Bird looks back before her 19th WNBA season.

3/27/2022: Talking to the Past, One Small Step 0.0

Air date: 2022-03-27

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Holocaust survivors able to share their stories after death thanks to AI project; New oral history project records conversations between people with opposing political views.

4/3/2022: City of Lions, Londongrad, Laurie Anderson 0.0

Air date: 2022-04-03

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Hospitals and health care workers under attack in Ukraine; How the U.K. became a laundromat for Russian oligarchs’ dirty money; Laurie Anderson on her unique work and life.

4/10/2022: President Zelenskyy, Bitcoin Beach 0.0

Air date: 2022-04-10

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Scott Pelley in Kyiv; El Salvador town embracing bitcoin as currency.

4/17/2022: Shields Up, Running Volkswagen, eVTOLs 0.0

Air date: 2022-04-17

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: U.S. officials warn about potential Russian cyberattacks on American soil; CEO Herbert Diess on the future of Volkswagen; Companies racing to develop eVTOL “air taxis”

4/24/2022: Director of the FBI, Examining the bin Laden Papers, Mayor Adams 0.0

Air date: 2022-04-24

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: FBI Director Christopher Wray talks with Scott Pelley; Examining the documents seized from Osama bin Laden’s compound; New York City Mayor Eric Adams on his approach to crime, COVID restrictions, and his self-described “swagger.”

5/1/2022: Harvest of War, Eurovision, Birds Aren’t Real 0.0

Air date: 2022-05-01

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The war in Ukraine’s effect on the world’s food supply; Inside Eurovision, the European song contest that draws an audience of more than 180 million; Birds Aren’t Real, the conspiracy theory that satirizes conspiracy theories.

5/8/2022: Mark Esper, Crisis, Ballet in Exile 0.0

Air date: 2022-05-08

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper talks with Norah O’Donnell; U.S. kids grappling with mental health crisis made worse by the pandemic; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine scrambles global ballet community into action.

5/15/2022: Bellingcat, Sharswood 0.0

Air date: 2022-05-15

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: How Bellingcat is using social media to track alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine; Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

5/22/2022: In Short Supply, Hope Chicago, Jonas Kaufmann 0.0

Air date: 2022-05-22

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Life-saving generic drugs with low profit margins getting harder to procure; Students and parents from five Chicago high schools getting sent to college for free; Opera star Jonas Kaufmann speaks with Norah O’Donnell.

5/22/2022: 60 Minutes Presents – Cheers! 0.0

Air date: 2022-05-22

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Europe’s wine industry being altered by climate change; Inside the English pub's comeback from COVID.

5/29/2022: High Velocity, The Green River Drift, Caligula’s Gardens 0.0

Air date: 2022-05-29

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Why do mass shooters choose the AR-15 style rifle; Riding along on the Green River Drift; Uncovering Caligula's gardens.

6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes 0.0

Air date: 2022-06-05

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; The dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died; What's in the heads of heroes?

6/12/2022: Wrongful Detainees; Headlines, Deadlines, Bottom Lines; Rita Moreno 0.0

Air date: 2022-06-12

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Americans wrongfully detained by foreign governments; Financial firms gutting some local newsrooms; Rita Moreno speaks with Bill Whitaker

6/19/2022: Londongrad, Democracy Lost, Trevor Noah 0.0

Air date: 2022-06-19

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: How the U.K. became a laundromat for Russian oligarchs’ dirty money; How Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua; Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes

6/19/2022: 60 Minutes Presents – Working Dads 0.0

Air date: 2022-06-19

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Architect goes blind, says he's gotten better at his job; Michael Keaton

Targeting Americans, Take the Fight to the Night 0.0

Air date: 2022-06-26

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: "Havana Syndrome" cases on U.S. soil; California's newest firefighting tool

60 Minutes Presents – An Hour of Music 0.0

Air date: 2022-06-26

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Despite his Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga; The making of the Beatles' "Let It Be"; Chris Stapleton on his life and career.

60 Minutes Presents - Looking Toward the Future 0.0

Air date: 2022-07-03

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Robots of the future at Boston Dynamics; Companies racing to develop eVTOL "air taxis"

60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys 0.0

Air date: 2022-07-03

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

Prince v. Spy, Supersonic, The Improbable Tale of Ted Lasso 0.0

Air date: 2022-07-10

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Former Saudi intelligence official accuses Mohammed bin Salman of multiple murder; Startups, NASA pursuing supersonic commercial flight; How "Ted Lasso" became a television phenomenon.

Saving the Mountain Gorillas; Deep Springs, Gucci 0.0

Air date: 2022-07-17

Runtime: 43 min

Reality Winner, Array of Hope, Laurie Anderson 0.0

Air date: 2022-07-24

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Scott Pelley speaks with Reality Winner; Bahamas installing solar power after storms; Anderson Cooper speaks with Laurie Anderson

Deepfakes, Drawing Truth to Power, King of the Deep 0.0

Air date: 2022-07-31

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: How synthetic media, or deepfakes, could soon change our world; Jon Wertheim speaks with Badiucao; Sharyn Alfonsi talks with Alexey Molchanov

Death in Training, An Island Off An Island, Flying Blind 0.0

Air date: 2022-08-07

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Top-down incompetence": Investigating military vehicle training deaths; Fogo Island's comeback story; Jacob Smith: The legally blind freeride skier

Running Dry, Hope Chicago, Eurovision 0.0

Air date: 2022-08-14

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Colorado River Basin, ravaged by drought, plans for a drier future; Students and parents from five Chicago high schools getting sent to college for free; Inside the European song contest that draws an audience of more than 180 million.

Bellingcat, Justice Defenders, Ballet in Exile 0.0

Air date: 2022-08-21

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Bellingcat, a team of online data detectives builds a database of alleged war crimes; an organization committed to seeking justice and changing lives by providing legal education and counsel to inmates; Russian dancer Olga Smirnova.

The Grid, Sharswood 0.0

Air date: 2022-08-28

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: How secure is America's electric grid? Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

Crisis; A New Model; The Kicker 0.0

Air date: 2022-09-04

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of kids; a nonprofit architectural firm called Model of Architecture Serving Society; kickers in professional football, including Justin Tucker.

Episode 56 0.0

Air date: 2022-09-11