60 Minutes (1968– )

The premiere television News magazine.

Creator:

Don Hewitt

Stars:

Andrew Rooney, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 44 wins & 94 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Andrew Rooney	...	Himself - Commentator (segment "Andy Rooney") (342 episodes, 1991-2011)
Lesley Stahl	...	Herself - Host (286 episodes, 1994-2013)
Steve Kroft	...	Himself - Host (275 episodes, 1991-2013)
Scott Pelley	...	Himself - Host (259 episodes, 2003-2013)
Morley Safer	...	Himself - Host (212 episodes, 1973-2013)
Bob Simon	...	Himself - Host (172 episodes, 2003-2013)

Storyline

This series set the pattern for the TV news magazine. Each episode consists of several stories, each presented by a different reporter. Stories have included investigative pieces, celebrity profiles, background pieces on current events, and general human interest stories. The series has also featured "Point-Counterpoint" debates and humorous commentaries by Andy Rooney.

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Plot Keywords:

newsmagazine | time for title | number in title

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Genres:

Documentary | News

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS News Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andrew Rooney (better known as Andy Rooney) made his last regular appearance on the program on October 2, 2011.

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Goofs

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.

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Connections

Referenced in Designing Women: The Junies (1989)

User Reviews

Might even be better with only Andy Rooney.

I watch "60 Minutes" every week, but it's probably better now that Mike Wallace has retired. He always seemed too self-righteous and biased (maybe even sort of creepy); Lesley Stahl wasn't much better. Morley Safer, Steve Kroft and Ed Bradley are OK, but Andy Rooney...he's truly the show's highlight (I really like that he recently called for a massive reduction in military spending).

I wish to assert that some of their most important stories aired right after September 11, 2001. An example was an interview with Iraqi politician Tariq Aziz, who affirmed that Saddam Hussein's regime would never harbor Osama bin Laden (unfortunately, the Bush administration got many people to think otherwise). Another example was a look at Kuwait ten years after the Gulf War, and how the US was no longer very popular there. But also, their interviews with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert were really insightful.

All in all, "60 Minutes" is a news magazine that I recommend. Just as long as you understand their occasional biases.