60 Minutes

60 Minutes

60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation. In 2002, 60 Minutes was ranked number six on TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time", and in 2013, it was ranked number 24 on the magazine's list of the "60 Best Series of All Time". In 2023, Variety ranked 60 Minutes as the twentieth-greatest TV show of all time. The New York Times has called it "one of the most esteemed news magazines on American television". The program began in 1968 as a bi-weekly television show hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner. The two sat on opposite sides of the cream-colored set, though the set's color was later changed to black, the color still in use.

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• Entity:  Television

• Genre:  News Magazine
• Created by:  Don Hewitt
• Presented by:  Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, L. Jon Wertheim, Norah O'donnell, Ross Douthat See § Correspondents
• Country of origin:  United States
• Original language(s):  English
• No. of seasons:  58
• No. of episodes:  2,500+
• Executive producer(s):  Don Hewitt (1968–2004), Jeff Fager (2004–2018), Bill Owens (2019–2025), Tanya Simon (2025–2026), Nick Bilton (2026–Present)
• Camera setup:  Multi-Camera
• Running time:  60 Minutes, Including Commercials
• Production company(s):  Cbs News Productions
• Original network:  Cbs
• Related shows:  60 Minutes (Australian Tv Program), 60 Minutes (New Zealand Tv Programme), 48 Hours, Face The Nation, Cbs News Roundup
• Wikidata description:  American Television Newsmagazine Program
• Wikidata label:  60 Minutes
• Wikidata aliases:  60 Minutes, Cbs News 60 Minutes

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