60 Minutes - Season 50

60 Minutes - Season 50

Season 50

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Episodes37
DatesSep 24, 2017 - Jun 10, 2018
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Episodes

Hurricane | The Fighter | Divided
Season 50Episode 160 min

Hurricane | The Fighter | Divided

Hurricane Harvey's destruction in Houston; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) talks about his health, and politics in Washington, D.C.; the political divide in America.

Sep 24, 2017
The Shooting | Vast | The Young American
Season 50Episode 260 min

The Shooting | Vast | The Young American

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on surviving: "It's a miracle;" then, spectacular revelations courtesy of Hubble Space Telescope; and, will Christian Pulisic be the next big name in professional soccer?

Oct 1, 2017
Storming Room 135 | Secret Weapon | The Restaurateur
Season 50Episode 360 min

Storming Room 135 | Secret Weapon | The Restaurateur

Officers describe storming Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's hotel room; Facebook ads, Russia and the Trump campaign's secret weapon; Shake Shack founder on changing the way restaurants do business.

Oct 8, 2017
The Whistleblower | Redemption
Season 50Episode 460 min

The Whistleblower | Redemption

Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress; Meet a convicted felon who became a Georgetown law professor.

Oct 15, 2017
Inside al Qaeda | Pelican Bay | Corkscrewed
Season 50Episode 560 min

Inside al Qaeda | Pelican Bay | Corkscrewed

Inside al Qaeda: Living and working with terrorists; Reforming solitary confinement at infamous California prison; then, billionaire Koch brother's crusade against counterfeit wine.

Oct 22, 2017
God of War | The Blockade of Qatar | The Forger
Season 50Episode 660 min

God of War | The Blockade of Qatar | The Forger

Defending the U.S. from North Korea's nuclear threat; Qatar's emir stands defiant in face of blockade; then, how a WWII-era forger saved lives, one fake document at a time.

Oct 29, 2017
46 Days | The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Alma Deutscher
Season 50Episode 760 min

46 Days | The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Alma Deutscher

An update on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria; the sinking Millennium Tower in San Francisco and lawsuits; 12-year-old Alma Deutscher, a natural composer and prodigy who plays piano and violin, discusses music, and speaks Mozart as a "first language."

Nov 5, 2017
Friendly Fire | Aly Raisman
Season 50Episode 860 min

Friendly Fire | Aly Raisman

Three former U.S. soldiers dispute the official report that blames human error for a friendly-fire accident that killed six others during a secret mission in Afghanistan; three-time Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Aly Raisman.

Nov 12, 2017
Catastrophe | Voyagers | Rebuilding from the Wreckage
Season 50Episode 960 min

Catastrophe | Voyagers | Rebuilding from the Wreckage

When food is used as a weapon; Then, Anderson Cooper reports on the little spacecraft that could; And, a team rebuilds after the ultimate loss

Nov 19, 2017
Feeding Puerto Rico | Wounds of War | The Isle of Eigg
Season 50Episode 1060 min

Feeding Puerto Rico | Wounds of War | The Isle of Eigg

A popular chef serves people in Puerto Rico; Then, when hospitals become targets; And, a tiny island is a testament to human independence.

Nov 26, 2017
50 Years of 60 Minutes
Season 50Episode 1160 min

50 Years of 60 Minutes

A look back at the big moments, famous people and faraway places covered in the show's five decades on air.

Dec 3, 2017
The Challenger | Donald Sutherland | Gov. Jerry Brown
Season 50Episode 1260 min

The Challenger | Donald Sutherland | Gov. Jerry Brown

The governor who's castigating the president on climate change; then, the man trying to beat Putin; and, the long, unconventional career of Donald Sutherland.

Dec 10, 2017
Too Big to Prosecute | An American Terrorist | Airlift
Season 50Episode 1360 min

Too Big to Prosecute | An American Terrorist | Airlift

Whistleblowers: DEA attorneys went easy on McKesson, the country's largest drug distributor; then, rejecting hate, after spending nearly a decade spreading it; and, saving rhino with helicopters.

Dec 17, 2017
Delivered from Evil | Japan's Babe Ruth | Whisky Island
Season 50Episode 1460 min

Delivered from Evil | Japan's Babe Ruth | Whisky Island

Two clergymen work to save historic, sacred and secular texts in war-torn Iraq; Japanese professional baseball player Shohei Ohtani; a Scottish island where some of the world's premium single malt Scotch whiskys are made.

Dec 24, 2017
60 Minutes Presents: Making a Difference
Season 50Episode 1560 min

60 Minutes Presents: Making a Difference

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of seriously ill children; nurse practitioners provide health care to the uninsured working poor in Appalachia; a chess program provides opportunities for students in Franklin County, Miss.

Dec 31, 2017
Disinformation Warfare | Predicting Murder | Impact
Season 50Episode 1660 min

Disinformation Warfare | Predicting Murder | Impact

Interview with the head of Russia's state-owned news network, which is accused of spreading disinformation during the 2016 U.S. election; Chicago police use statistics to help predict violence; chronic traumatic encephalopathy in veterans.

Jan 7, 2018
Kabul Under Siege | Element of Truth | Portland
Season 50Episode 1760 min

Kabul Under Siege | Element of Truth | Portland

An update on the war in Afghanistan; Sig Hecker, former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, discusses the North Korean nuclear program; changes in the citizenry of Portland, Oregon.

Jan 14, 2018
The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Le Carré
Season 50Episode 1860 min

The Leaning Tower of San Francisco | Le Carré

An expensive San Francisco residential high-rise that is sinking and leaning to one side; former M16 spy David Cornwell, who writes under the pen name John le Carré.

Jan 21, 2018
60 Minutes Presents: On the 60 Minutes Menu
Season 50Episode 1960 min

60 Minutes Presents: On the 60 Minutes Menu

Feb 4, 2018
Showdown | Olympic Cheating | Senator Gillibrand
Season 50Episode 2060 min

Showdown | Olympic Cheating | Senator Gillibrand

Recognizing concealed carry permits across state lines; then, running from Putin after helping him cheat; and, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: The political face of the #MeToo movement

Feb 11, 2018
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson | Divided II
Season 50Episode 2160 min

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson | Divided II

Rex Tillerson opens up in rare, wide-ranging interview; and, Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan

Feb 18, 2018
War Crime: Sarin | JR | Jennifer Lawrence
Season 50Episode 2260 min

War Crime: Sarin | JR | Jennifer Lawrence

Video of the 2017 sarin gas attack on Syrian civilians; French photographer JR, who pastes huge prints of his work in public spaces; and, actress Jennifer Lawrence's surprising trip to the top of Hollywood.

Feb 25, 2018
Human Cargo | Secretary of Education | Treating Childhood Trauma
Season 50Episode 2360 min

Human Cargo | Secretary of Education | Treating Childhood Trauma

Human Cargo: Desperation and fear are driving a dangerous industry that's virtually impossible to completely stop.

Secretary of Education: The secretary of education has been one of the most criticized members of President Trump's Cabinet, but DeVos says she's "more misunderstood than anything".

Treating Childhood Trauma: Oprah Winfrey reports on how trauma plays a role in childhood development and what new methods are being used to help kids who have experienced it.

Mar 11, 2018
The Monuments | The Clones of Polo | Robert E. Lee Statue
Season 50Episode 2460 min

The Monuments | The Clones of Polo | Robert E. Lee Statue

The Monuments: As debate over the takedown of Confederate monuments continues, 60 Minutes examines why and when the statues went up in the first place.

The Clones of Polo: The horses of an Argentine polo club may look normal, but the way they came into existence is anything but conventional.

Robert E. Lee Statue: The mayor of New Orleans took down a monument to the Confederate general. Who asked him to do it? One of the city's most famous musicians: Wynton Marsalis.

Mar 11, 2018
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia | The Students of Stoneman Douglas | Saudi Women, Unveiled
Season 50Episode 2560 min

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia | The Students of Stoneman Douglas | Saudi Women, Unveiled

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia: In his first interview with an American television network, Mohammed bin Salman shared his thoughts on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, his country's troubled past and its hopeful future.

The Students of Stoneman Douglas: A group of survivors of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School who refer to themselves as the "mass-shooting generation" have made it their mission to bring about gun reform.

Saudi Women, Unveiled: 60 Minutes team returns from Saudi Arabia and talks about how the society is changing, especially for women.

Mar 18, 2018
The Stormy Daniels Interview | The Geek Freek
Season 50Episode 2660 min

The Stormy Daniels Interview | The Geek Freek

The Stormy Daniels Interview: The adult-film star and director is being threatened with financial ruin, but she wants to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Donald Trump.

The Geek Freek: Most people can't pronounce his name, but he's one of the best players in the NBA. And he has quite the story about how he got there.

Mar 25, 2018
The Herculaneum Scrolls | Physical Cause of PTSD | Daniel Barenboim
Season 50Episode 2760 min

The Herculaneum Scrolls | Physical Cause of PTSD | Daniel Barenboim

The Herculaneum Scrolls: Scholars believe the damaged scrolls of Herculaneum could contain lost works of Greek philosophy, Roman poetry, or early Christian writings.

Physical Cause of PTSD: Scar tissue found in the brains of combat veterans who suffered from PTSD could mean that many cases of the disorder are caused by physical trauma.

Daniel Barenboim: Watch the legendary 75-year-old maestro Daniel Barenboim bring Muslims and Jews together in his West-East Divan Orchestra.

Apr 1, 2018
Hacking Democracy | The Legacy of Lynching | The Harvard Lampoon
Season 50Episode 2860 min

Hacking Democracy | The Legacy of Lynching | The Harvard Lampoon

What happened when Russia hacked the United States' election infrastructure?; then, inside the memorial to victims of lynching; and, the Harvard Lampoon

Apr 8, 2018
Flying Under the Radar | Closing the Gender Pay Gap
Season 50Episode 2960 min

Flying Under the Radar | Closing the Gender Pay Gap

Steve Kroft investigates Allegiant Air, a discount carrier known more for its ultra-low fares than its high record of in-flight breakdowns; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on how his company has bridged the gender pay gap and how a commitment to equal pay requires regular commitment and monitoring.

Apr 15, 2018
Data Miner | The Future Factory | For Better or for Worse
Season 50Episode 3060 min

Data Miner | The Future Factory | For Better or for Worse

The Facebook data leak scandal; and MIT's Media Lab, which has been developing futuristic technology for more than 30 years. Also: 10 years in the life of an Alzheimer's patient and her caregiver husband and its effects on them.

Apr 22, 2018
CRISPR | The Gates Scholars | Seaweed
Season 50Episode 3160 min

CRISPR | The Gates Scholars | Seaweed

Bill Whitaker reports on CRISPR, the gene-editing tool revolutionizing biomedical research; then, why Bill and Melinda Gates put 20,000 students through college; and, seaweed farming and its surprising benefits.

Apr 29, 2018
Prescription Drug Prices | Saving the Orphans of War | Into the Wild
Season 50Episode 3260 min

Prescription Drug Prices | Saving the Orphans of War | Into the Wild

Prescription Drug Prices: What one city did to fight high drug prices reveals a drug supply chain in which just about every link can benefit when prices go up.

Saving the Orphans of War: Syria's civil war has left over 100,000 children orphaned. 60 Minutes talked to two people who dropped everything to try to help them.

Into the Wild: The renowned wildlife photographer shows 60 Minutes what goes into his iconic pictures.

May 6, 2018
100,000 Women | Saving a Generation | Shock Therapy
Season 50Episode 3360 min

100,000 Women | Saving a Generation | Shock Therapy

Gynecological Mesh: The medical device that has 100,000 women suing; then, Bill Whitaker reports on how the opioid epidemic is leaving grandparents to raise grandchildren; and, is shock therapy making a comeback?

May 13, 2018
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word | At the Zoo
Season 50Episode 3460 min

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word | At the Zoo

Pope Francis shares candid thoughts in new documentary; and, matchmaking for zoo animals.

May 13, 2018
The Real Power of Google | The Theranos Deception | The Spotted Pig
Season 50Episode 3560 min

The Real Power of Google | The Theranos Deception | The Spotted Pig

How did Google get so big; then, the Theranos deception; and, Mario Batali and the Spotted Pig

Critics of Google claim it stifles competition; a former Theranos employee speaks out about the company's deceptions and their endangerment of unsuspecting patients; restaurant workers' claims of sexual harassment at "The Spotted Pig."

May 20, 2018
The Rhino Crisis
Season 50Episode 3660 min

The Rhino Crisis

controversial rhino horn sales eyed as solution to poaching crisis

May 27, 2018
North Korea Summit: What's at Stake?
Season 50Episode 3760 min

North Korea Summit: What's at Stake?

The two unpredictable leaders plan to meet in Singapore to negotiate the future of North Korea's nuclear weapons program. David Martin reports on why the summit carries so much weight.

Jun 10, 2018

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