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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes

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  1. 8.8/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Hard Times Generation, The Flavorists, Angelina

    S44:E10

    Hard Times Generation - Scott Pelley brings "60 Minutes" cameras back to Central Florida to document another level of homelessness - kids and their parents living in cars. The Flavorists - Meet the scientists behind the real and artificial flavors that make foods and beverages so tasty. Morley Safer reports on this fascinating industry that food manufacturers depend on, but which critics say make some people dependent on less-than-healthy food choices. Angelina - Bob Simon profiles international film star Angelina Jolie, who has gone behind the camera to direct a film for the first time.

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  2. 8.7/10(15 votes)

    #2 - NYPD's Counterterrorism Unit; Trey Parker and Matt Stone

    S44:E1

    New York Police Department's counterterrorism unit; the murder of a neo-nazi leader; "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

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  3. 8.6/10(107 votes)

    #3 - Mike Wallace

    S44:E30

    Mike Wallace: "60 Minutes" will devote its entire hour to its beloved colleague and founding correspondent, Mike Wallace, who died on April 7 at the age of 93.

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  4. 8.5/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Episode 31

    S57:E31

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  5. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Leon Panetta, Texas Safaris, Matt Stone and Trey Parker

    S44:E38

    Scott Pelley interviews Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Lara Logan reports on breeding and hunting big-game species in the U.S.; Steve Kroft profiles Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

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  6. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #6 - The Syrian Civil War; New Program in Texas for War Vets; Daniel Craig & Barbara Broccoli

    S45:E3

    The impact the Syrian Civil War has on the country; A new program in Texas for veterans who have gotten in trouble with the law; Props & gadgets from James Bond films and interviews with actor Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli.

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  8. 8.3/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Inside the NSA; The Copts

    S46:E12

    The NSA gives unprecedented access to the agency's HQ and, for the first time, explains what it does and what it says it doesn't do: spy on Americans. The turmoil in Egypt has led to one of the worst persecutions of the country's Coptic Christians in the nearly 2,000-year history of the sect. Bob Simon reports from Egypt.

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  9. 8.3/10(26 votes)

    #8 - 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY

    S54:E1

    On September 11, 2001, 343 members of the Fire Department of New York perished while trying to rescue people trapped in the World Trade Center. Scott Pelley speaks with firefighters who were there that day and the loved ones of those who never made it home.

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  10. 8.2/10(13 votes)

    #9 - New Age Revolution/The 33/Lady Gaga

    S43:E20

    NEW AGE REVOLUTION – Harry Smith reports on the latest events from Egypt, including an in-depth interview with Wael Ghonim. Tom Anderson, Andy Court, Harry A. Radliffe II, Jeff Newton and Amjad Tadros are the producers. THE 33 – Four months after 33 Chilean miners were rescued from a half-mile underground, where they lived in daily fear of death for over two months, psychologists say all but one of them are experiencing serious mental stress. Bob Simon reports. Michael Gavshon and Drew Magratten are the producers. LADY GAGA – With her outrageous costumes and mega-hit dance songs, Lady Gaga has become the world’s most talked about entertainer. Anderson Cooper reports. John Hamlin is the producer.

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  11. 8.2/10(19 votes)

    #10 - 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys

    S54:E16

    The full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

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  12. 8.1/10(15 votes)

    #11 - 50 years of 60 Minutes

    S50:E11

    Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and more look back at 50 seasons of 60 Minutes

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  13. 8.1/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Secretary Tillerson, Divided II

    S50:E22

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

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  14. 8.1/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa

    S53:E35

    Facial recognition used to identify criminal suspects; unidentified aerial phenomena, UAPs, are being formally addressed by the U.S. government; professional tennis player Rafael Nadal.

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  15. 8.1/10(26 votes)

    #14 - 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act

    S54:E3

    Facebook whistleblower speaks to 60 Minutes; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program not living up to its name; Despite his Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga.

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  16. 8.1/10(14 votes)

    #15 - 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves

    S54:E21

    Investigating military vehicle training deaths; Shorthanded hospitals pushed to brink by COVID; The dark legacy of Canada’s residential schools.

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  17. 8.1/10(10 votes)

    #16 - 6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes

    S54:E39

    Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; The dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died; What's in the heads of heroes?

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  18. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Episode 32

    S57:E32

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  19. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #18 - An Unlikely Informant, The Unknown America, King of Crossfit

    S47:E33

    Anderson Cooper interviews undercover informant Michael Blutrich, one of the most effective informants ever, according to authorities; then, with over 50 percent of our nation lying underwater, huge discoveries await, says explorer Robert Ballard; and, Sharyn Alfonsi profiles Greg Glassman, creator of the CrossFit workout.

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  20. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #19 - The Final Interview

    S49:E17

    In his last interview on network TV as president, Obama discusses his time as POTUS, Trump and the "unusual" presidential transition. Steve Kroft reports.

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  21. 8.0/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys

    S53:E34

    Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

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  22. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #21 - What Happened in Wuhan?, Ransomware, Sir David

    S53:E38

    WHO-led inquiry ends with even more questions than it began with on coronavirus origin; Then, how cybercriminals hold data hostage... and why the best solution is often paying a ransom; And, Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview.

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  23. 8.0/10(13 votes)

    #22 - 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans

    S54:E23

    Inside Ukraine as it faces Russia; “Havana Syndrome” cases on U.S. soil.

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  24. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - 3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind

    S54:E25

    Ukrainian refugees reaching Polish train station share their stories; the state of the coronavirus pandemic; legally blind, 15-year-old freeride skier Jacob Smith.

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  25. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #24 - 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys

    S54:E46

    The full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

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  26. 7.9/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Transgender Healthcare, Geldingadalir, Exhume the Truth

    S53:E36

    Health care challenges for transgender youth; Iceland's newest volcano offers rare opportunities; Uncovering the Greenwood Massacre.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hard Times Generation, The Flavorists, Angelina" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes". It scored 8.8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/27/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "NYPD's Counterterrorism Unit; Trey Parker and Matt Stone".