60 Minutes

TV Show

60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt, who chose to set it apart from other news programs by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation. In 2002, 60 Minutes was ranked number six on TV Guides list of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time", and in 2013, it was ranked number 24 on the magazine's list of the "60 Best Series of All Time". The New York Times has called it "one of the most esteemed news magazines on American television".

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Genre	Newsmagazine +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Created by	Don Hewitt +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Creative director	creative director +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Presented by	Lesley Stahl Scott Pelley Bill Whitaker John Dickerson See Correspondents below +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Starring	starring +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Music by	music by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Country of origin	United States +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Original language	English +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
No. of seasons	52 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
No. of episodes	2,325 (as of December 3, 2017) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

PRODUCTION

Executive producer	Don Hewitt (1968–2004) Jeff Fager (2004–2018) Bill Owens (February 17, 2019–current) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Camera setup	multi-camera +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Running time	42 minutes (60 minutes with commercials, hence the title) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Production company	CBS News Productions CBS Productions +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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RELEASE

Original network	CBS +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Picture format	480i (4:3 SDTV) (1968–2008) 720p (4:3 HDTV) (1998–2008) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2008–present) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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First shown in	first shown in +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Original release	September 24, 1968 (1968-09-24) – present +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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Related shows	48 Hours Face the Nation CBS Overnight News +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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