60 Minutes has been on the air since 1968, beginning on a Tuesday, but spending most of its time on Sundays, where it remains today. This popular news magazine provides both hard hitting investigations, interviews and features, along with people in the news and current events. 60 Minutes has set unprecedented records in the Nielsen's ratings with a number 1 rating, five times, making it among the most successful TV programs in all of television history. This series has won more Emmy awards than any other news program and in 2003, Don Hewitt, the creator (back in 1968), was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Emmy, along with the 60 Minute correspondents. Added to the 11 Peabody awards, this phenomenally long-lived series has collected 78 awards up to the 2005 season and remains among the viewers top choice for news magazine features.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | September 1968 | April 1969 | 10 |
| Season 2 | November 1969 | 1 | |
| Season 3 | September 1970 | 1 | |
| Season 4 | September 1971 | 1 | |
| Season 5 | April 1973 | 1 | |
| Season 6 | September 1974 | 1 | |
| Season 7 | April 1975 | August 1975 | 3 |
| Season 8 | February 1976 | June 1976 | 3 |
| Season 9 | December 1976 | 1 | |
| Season 10 | September 1977 | 1 | |
| Season 11 | November 1978 | March 1979 | 2 |
| Season 12 | January 1980 | June 1980 | 2 |
| Season 13 | September 1980 | 1 | |
| Season 14 | September 1981 | 1 | |
| Season 15 | September 1982 | 1 | |
| Season 16 | December 1983 | April 1984 | 2 |
| Season 17 | April 1985 | 1 | |
| Season 18 | April 1986 | May 1986 | 3 |
| Season 19 | September 1986 | August 1987 | 4 |
| Season 20 | December 1987 | December 1987 | 2 |
| Season 21 | March 1989 | 1 | |
| Season 22 | February 1990 | July 1990 | 3 |
| Season 23 | March 1991 | 1 | |
| Season 24 | September 1991 | September 1991 | 3 |
| Season 25 | September 1992 | September 1993 | 52 |
| Season 26 | September 1993 | September 1994 | 51 |
| Season 27 | September 1994 | September 1995 | 52 |
| Season 28 | September 1995 | September 1996 | 52 |
| Season 29 | September 1996 | September 1997 | 52 |
| Season 30 | September 1997 | September 1998 | 51 |
| Season 31 | September 1998 | September 1999 | 52 |
| Season 32 | September 1999 | September 2000 | 54 |
| Season 33 | October 2000 | September 2001 | 50 |
| Season 34 | September 2001 | September 2002 | 53 |
| Season 35 | September 2002 | September 2003 | 51 |
| Season 36 | September 2003 | September 2004 | 50 |
| Season 37 | September 2004 | September 2005 | 51 |
| Season 38 | September 2005 | September 2006 | 52 |
| Season 39 | September 2006 | September 2007 | 49 |
| Season 40 | September 2007 | September 2008 | 52 |
| Season 41 | September 2008 | September 2009 | 50 |
| Season 42 | September 2009 | September 2010 | 48 |
| Season 43 | September 2010 | September 2011 | 52 |
| Season 44 | September 2011 | September 2012 | 53 |
| Season 45 | September 2012 | September 2013 | 48 |
| Season 46 | September 2013 | September 2014 | 51 |
| Season 47 | September 2014 | September 2015 | 52 |
| Season 48 | September 2015 | September 2016 | 55 |
| Season 49 | September 2016 | September 2017 | 53 |
| Season 50 | September 2017 | September 2018 | 55 |
| Season 51 | September 2018 | September 2019 | 51 |
| Season 52 | September 2019 | September 2020 | 50 |
| Season 53 | September 2020 | September 2021 | 51 |
| Season 54 | September 2021 | September 2022 | 56 |
| Season 55 | September 2022 | September 2023 | 54 |
| Season 56 | September 2023 | September 2024 | 55 |
| Season 57 | September 2024 | September 2025 | 52 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 8 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 1768 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 1768 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pelley | 3 | 02/16/2020 | |
| Holly Williams | 1 | 02/16/2020 |
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