CBS News Sunday Morning - Season 46 / Year 2025

PRODIGIES – Susan Spencer reports on the world of brilliant child prodigies.

SCORES – David Pogue looks at the trend in movie scores performed in theaters by live orchestras.

TILDA SWINTON – Seth Doane talks with actor Tilda Swinton about her work in legendary director Pedro Almodóvar's latest film, "The Room Next Door," her career and more.

SUNDAY PROFILE: ADRIEN BRODY – Tracy Smith catches up with actor Adrien Brody to chat about his new film "The Brutalist" and to visit his old home in Queens, N.Y., and the Statue of Liberty.

RAY OF SUNSHINE – Faith Salie sits down with a photographer dedicated to capturing sunrises.

ART AND SOUL – Luke Burbank visits a unique arts center in San Francisco.

PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER – Rita Braver looks back on the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, who died last week at age 100.

COMMENTARY – Journalist Bill Flanagan shares his thoughts on working with President Carter on a music documentary.

JAMIE DIMON – Lesley Stahl of 60 MINUTES talks with Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, about the economy, the incoming administration and what's ahead in money matters for 2025.

IN CONVERSATION: WENDELL PIERCE – Nancy Giles catches up with actor Wendell Pierce of CBS' hit series ELSBETH about his career, attending The Julliard School and his work helping his hometown of New Orleans.

MAN OF THE WORLD – Martha Teichner travels with outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

BROOKE SHIELDS – Faith Salie sits down with model and actor Brooke Shields to discuss the challenges women face in aging, her new book and more.

THE FRIENDSHIP BENCH – Dr. Jon LaPook reports on The Friendship Bench, a talk therapy program that trains grandmothers to discuss mental health with people in their communities.

POSTCARD FROM FLORENCE – Seth Doane visits the Vasari Corridor, a Medici-era passageway that snakes above Florence, Italy, and has just reopened to the public.

THE FAST LANE – Mo Rocca examines New York City's new congestion pricing plan, designed to reduce traffic in the city's heart, and how officials in other cities are evaluating it.

WILDFIRES – We'll have the latest on the wildfires that have devastated parts of California.

LEGACY – Nancy Cordes looks back on President Joe Biden's political career and legacy as he plans to leave office.

BEYOND THE GATES – Nancy Giles goes behind the scenes of the new CBS soap opera BEYOND THE GATES, which follows a powerful and prestigious multigenerational family in a Maryland suburb, one of the most affluent Black counties in the United States.

NEW ADMINISTRATION – As Monday's inauguration approaches, Robert Costa looks ahead to the incoming administration led by President-elect Donald Trump.

"HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTES" – Erin Moriarty has a story about Perle Mesta, the socialite, former U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg, and political hostess who was once known as the ‘Hostess with the Mostes.'"

FIRESTORM – Tracy Smith investigates how our changing weather could be related to wildfires, flooding, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

STEVE GUTTENBERG – Lisa Ling talks with actor Steve Guttenberg in one of the areas ravaged by wildfires, where he has been working to help people evacuate and survive the disaster in the neighborhood he calls home. Guttenberg also wrote a book about becoming his father's caretaker as he struggled with kidney disease.

STEVE HARTMAN – Steve Hartman has the story of a young sportscaster.

MIDEAST – Elizabeth Palmer will have the latest on the ongoing cease-fire negotiations in the Middle East.

COMMENTARY – Historian Douglas Brinkley with perspective on President Biden's years in office.

SUNDANCE –Lee Cowan goes behind the scenes in Park City, Utah, for this year's Sundance Film Festival.

THE WEEK – Robert Costa reports on the first week of President Donald Trump's second term in the White House.

A CUT ABOVE – Seth Doane profiles renowned British clothing designer Paul Smith.

POSTCARD FROM THE BRONX – Actor and comedian Susie Essman looks at the history and cultural importance of her hometown, The Bronx, N.Y.

ON BROADWAY: IDINA MENZEL – Tracy Smith catches up with actor and singer Idina Menzel as she returns to Broadway in the new musical "Redwood."

DOG MAN –Rita Braver talks with actor Pete Davidson and author Dav Pilkey to discuss their new animated film based on Pilkey's popular book series Dog Man.

CIVIL SERVICE – Mo Rocca looks into the history of civil service in America as a new administration in Washington begins its work.

BILL GATES – Lee Cowan catches up with Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates to chat about his childhood and younger years, the subject of the first in a three-part autobiography.

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: JESSE EISENBERG – Tracy Smith visits with Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg, the screenwriter and star of "A Real Pain."

TAKE NOTE: SUZANNE DE PASSE – Michelle Miller, co-host of CBS SATURDAY MORNING, sits down with Suzanne de Passe – one of the first female executives in the music business who then became a major television, music and film producer.

A SUNDAY DRIVE – Seth Doane reports on Italy's Mille Miglia endurance car race.

WATCH THE CLOCK – Conor Knighton visits MOMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, to experience Christian Marclay's "The Clock" video installation.

INSTRUMENTAL – David Pogue reports on the Guthman competition for musical instrument inventors that has been called "the Pulitzer of the new instrument world."

BEHIND THE HEADLINES – Martha Teichner reports on the latest bird flu outbreak and its impact on the price of some foods.

SALUTE: CORKY LEE – We'll look at the work of Chinese-American activist, community organizer, journalist and photographer Corky Lee.

STEVE HARTMAN – Steve Hartman talks with a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art whose artwork is now on display at the museum.

NOW THIS … David Pogue talks with actors from some of the commercials that populate our airwaves, including Stephanie Courtney who plays Flo in Progressive insurance ads and Dean Winters, star of Allstate's Mayhem spots.

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: CYNTHIA ERIVO – Seth Doane profiles Oscar-nominated actor Cynthia Erivo, who is currently starring in the theatrical film "Wicked."

ON TAP – Luke Burbank visits Naples, N.Y., where a distillery turns maple syrup into a sweet liquor.

FRIENDSHIP BENCH – Dr. Jon LaPook has the story of The Friendship Bench; a successful mental health program that involves talk therapy with grandmothers.

LACE –Lee Cowan looks at the history of lace making and how an age-old craft is gaining a following with a new generation.

PACKS A PUNCH – Rita Braver tours an exhibit about the art of boxing at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla.

TALK OF THE TOWN – Kelefa Sanneh goes behind the scenes at The New Yorker magazine on its 100th anniversary.

COMMENTARY – Jim Gaffigan has thoughts about the Super Bowl, and the Sunday after.

COMMENTARY – Jon Wertheim of 60 MINUTES weighs in on the resurgence of Sports Illustrated a year after it seemed the magazine he calls home was on its last legs.

FOR BETTER … OR WORSE – This Valentine's Day, Susan Spencer talks with New York divorce attorney Robert Cohen, who believes the world would be better without divorce.

FINE PRINT: DAVID MACAULAY – Martha Teichner profiles bestselling author and illustrator David Macaulay, known for his classic book The Way Things Work.

NAME CHANGE – Conor Knighton has the story of the Humane Society of the United States, which is now being renamed Humane WORLD for Animals.

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE … EDWARD NORTON – Tracy Smith profiles actor Edward Norton, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie "A Complete Unknown," about the life of Bob Dylan.

SUNDAY JOURNAL – Robert Costa talks with author Michael Lewis about his upcoming book, Who Is Government?,highlighting the critical work being done by federal government workers, most of which goes unnoticed by the public, until there is a crisis.

LIVE FROM NEW YORK – Mo Rocca looks back on 50 years of "Saturday Night Live."

TESTING THE LIMITS – Robert Costa looks into what makes a constitutional crisis and puts it in context with what's happening in the country today.

SURVIVOR – Jonathan Vigliotti travels to Fiji to talk with SURVIVOR host and executive producer Jeff Probst about the new season and to look at the historic 25-year run of the show that changed television.

ON DISPLAY: LARRY GAGOSIAN – Anthony Mason chats with Larry Gagosian, the man who has been called the most powerful art dealer in the world.

WILLIAM MCKINLEY – Mo Rocca looks back on our 25th president, William McKinley, who was recently in the news after President Trump announced that his name would return to a mountain in Alaska.

ELK – In an animated feature, Robert Krulwich reports on why elk bugle the way they do.

BEARING WITNESS – Lee Cowan sits down with photographer Gillian Laub who is on a mission to photograph the dwindling number of remaining Holocaust survivors.

BEN HALL – Seth Doane talks with Fox News correspondent Ben Hall who was seriously injured covering the war in Ukraine.

HERE'S JOHNNY!  – Jim Axelrod looks back on the life of Johnny Carson, who once ruled over late night TV, influenced popular culture and hosted the Oscars five times.

NOW SHOWING – Ben Mankiewicz talks to Hollywood hitmakers and asks: does Hollywood make movies like it used to?

WARREN BUFFETT  – Norah O'Donnell sits down with billionaire businessman Warren Buffett to talk about a new documentary about his late friend,  legendary Washington Post owner Katharine Graham.

IN A WORD – David Pogue delves into the world of languages custom made for movies.

GOING ONCE... GOING TWICE... Lee Cowan visits Julien's Auction house, best known as Hollywood's auction house to the stars,  to look at some unique movie memorabilia.

IN CONVERSATION – Tracy Smith talks with Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush and Academy Award nominee John Lithgow, who are now in the film "The Rule of Jenny Pen."

PAT SEFTEL – We check in with filmmaker Josh Seftel's mom, Pat, who has some thoughts on the Academy Awards.

GOING NUCLEAR – David Pogue reports on Three Mile Island, the site of America's worst nuclear accident in 1979, soon to be back in operation thanks to Microsoft.

SUNDAY PROFILE: JOHN MULANEY –Tracy Smith profiles comedian, former "Saturday Night Live" writer and six-time host John Mulaney, the star of his own streaming series.

LINDSEY VONN – Lee Cowan profiles Lindsey Vonn, one of the greatest skiers of all time, who is coming out of retirement to train for the next Winter Olympics.

POSTCARD FROM NAPLES –Seth Doane takes us to Naples, Italy, to explore the roots of the famous San Gennaro festival.

PRISON BLUES – Luke Burbank looks at the popular denim company Prison Blues, which operates out of an Oregon prison.

NAZI ART –Barry Peterson talks with families fighting to reclaim priceless artworks lost to the Nazis in WWII. 

ON BROADWAY … BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB – Martha Teichner goes backstage to meet the actors and musicians behind "Buena Vista Social Club," opening on Broadway.

STEVE HARTMAN – Steve Hartman reports on a beloved doctor who follows the golden rule.

DOGE – Robert Costa reports on Elon Musk and what's happening in the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency initiative – and the impact Musk is having on the nation.

ON BROADWAY: SARAH SNOOK – Faith Salie catches up with award-winning "Succession" actor Sarah Snook, now playing all 26 roles in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" on Broadway.

DRIVER'S ED – Lee Cowan visits a school in Kansas where students are building their futures by majoring in restoring classic cars of the past.

KEEPERS OF THE FLAME – Seth Doane has a story about London's historic gaslights and the gaslighters who keep the tradition alive.

SUNDAY IN THE PARKS – Conor Knighton visits the Grand Canyon to report on the impact of cuts to staffing at national parks.

MARTHA STEWART – Martha Stewart has some advice on growing vegetables.

POWERING UP – Ben Tracy reports on how nuclear fusion may be the next big thing in clean energy technology.

COMMENTARY – Ret. U.S. Navy admiral William McRaven and his daughter, Kelly Marie McRaven, who have collaborated on a children's book, share thoughts on the importance of storytelling.

IN CONVERSATION: GRAYDON CARTER – Jane Pauley talks with legendary magazine editor Graydon Carter about his life and career at Vanity Fair, Spy, Air Mail and more.

ICE AND THE CONSTITUTION – Erin Moriarty sits down with Noor Abdalla, wife of the detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, and speaks with constitutional scholars about the unprecedented nature of his potential deportation.

ON DISPLAY: SALVADOR DALÍ – Conor Knighton looks at the enduring legacy of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí and tours an extensive collection of his works at the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla.

FAMILY PICTURES – Luke Burbank catches up with filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass, the brothers behind a string of offbeat films and streaming series including "Togetherness" and "Somebody Somewhere."

ON BROADWAY: JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND DENZEL WASHINGTON – Bill Whitaker of 60 MINUTES talks with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, who co-star in Shakespeare's "Othello" on Broadway.

THE POPE – Seth Doane considers the behind-the-scenes movements surrounding the pope, his health and what comes next for the Vatican.

POWERING UP – David Pogue takes a look at the science behind "carbon capture" technology for our series on the future of energy in the United States.

OPINION – Faith Salie circles back with some thoughts about corporate buzzwords.

LEGENDS: ELTON JOHN & BRANDI CARLILE – Tracy Smith talks with Elton John and Brandi Carlile about their new album, their friendship and more. The duo is set to star in CBS' AN EVENING WITH ELTON JOHN AND BRANDI CARLILE on Sunday, April 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

RISKY BUSINESS – Ted Koppel reports on the growing public health concerns over online sports betting.

MARIA SHRIVER, POET – Lee Cowan catches up with Maria Shriver, who is now expressing herself through poetry.

SCREEN-TO-STAGE – Mo Rocca looks at the trend in movies making the move to Broadway – think: "Death Becomes Her."

NOW PLAYING? – Norah O'Donnell reports on changes underway at the Kennedy Center and what it means for the iconic cultural institution.

DOCTOR'S ORDERS – Dr. Jon LaPook reports that the arts, culture and connection can be good medicine – and some doctors are writing prescriptions for just that.

OPINION – Faith Salie circles back with some thoughts about corporate buzzwords. 

FLYING HIGH – Martha Teichner brings good news about whimbrel shorebirds.