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Bilton, N., Gavrilovic, M., Stewart, C., Douthat, R., Sheh, D. D. L., Weinstein, C., Young, N., Granados, O. Z. d., Vaccaro, K., Farmer, B. M., Richman, M., Xenakis, T., McGuire, B., & Walker, S. (2026, September 18). About Us. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/about-us-60-minutes/

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60 Minutes, the longest-running and most-watched news program in American television history, celebrated its 52nd year as the top-rated news show with an average of 9.1 million viewers during its 58th season. The program also achieved over 2.5 billion video views on social media this past year, nearly doubling its previous record. Created in 1968 by Don Hewitt and currently led by executive producer Nick Bilton, the show features correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim, Norah O'Donnell, and Ross Douthat.

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CBS's 60 MINUTES, America's most-watched television program for over half a century, finished its 58th season averaging 9.1 million viewers and reaching more than one in three Americans. The show surpassed 2.5 billion video views on social media, doubling its previous record. Created by Don Hewitt in 1968, 60 MINUTES has been among Nielsen's annual top 10 list for a record-breaking 26 seasons and has won numerous awards including 26 Peabody Awards and more Emmys than any other primetime broadcast. The executive producer is Nick Bilton, with correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim, Norah O'Donnell, and Ross Douthat. Viewers can tune in on Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS or anytime online.

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Nick Bilton

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🔮 This Tuesday, control of the U.S. Senate may be decided in the battleground state of Michigan.

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🔮 Control of the U.S. Senate after Tuesday's midterm elections could come down to Michigan, where a close and has been playing out between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers.

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🔮 If the Democrats win the Senate next Tuesday, it will reflect the success of a modified and limited version of that strategy.

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🔮 Last week, when he announced that The Free Press would be the new home of his writing, Ross Douthat said he hopes to help readers “understand our strange-and-getting-stranger century.”

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🔮 "We will have a sort of dictator king if we're not careful," he said. Make the Senate great again?

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🔮 Sometimes those soundbites reflect his beefs with the White House, an escalating series of fights that culminated when Tillis announced he was voting "no" on the One Big Beautiful Bill, arguing it would push too many low income North Carolinians off Medicaid.

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60 MINUTES America Americans CBS Nielsen

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CBS ORG · 3× 60 MINUTES ORG · 2× America GPE · 2× Bill Whitaker PERSON · 2× Jon Wertheim PERSON · 2× Lesley Stahl PERSON · 2× Nick Bilton PERSON · 2× Norah O'Donnell PERSON · 2× Ross Douthat PERSON · 2× Americans NORP · 1×

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Contact Us EMAIL: 60m@cbsnews.com How To Order Tapes, DVDs and Transcripts: Merchandise: Visit the 60 Minutes Store Tapes and DVDs: - E-mail CBS News Archives - DVDs from Amazon.com To order a transcript or DVD: - Call (212) 975-6441 (Downloadable transcripts are not available on the web.)

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2026-09-18 · CBS News

About Us · assertive framing

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60 MINUTES, America's most watched television program and #1 news program for more than half a century, offers hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews, feature stories, and in-depth profiles. asserted

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The CBS newsmagazine made television history by marking 52 consecutive years as America's #1 news program with the close of the 2025-26 broadcast. asserted

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The 58th season of 60 MINUTES averaged 9.1 million viewers, and reached more than one in three Americans. asserted

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On social media, the broadcast surpassed 2.5 billion video views - more than doubling its record from last year. asserted

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The program has finished among Nielsen's annual top 10 list for 26 seasons - a record never approached by another program. asserted

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60 MINUTES has been honored with almost every broadcast journalism award, including 26 Peabody awards for excellence in television broadcasting and more Emmys than any other primetime broadcast. asserted

MINUTES → honor → broadcast

60 MINUTES was created in 1968 by Don Hewitt and premiered on CBS that September. asserted

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