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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes

Every episode of 60 Minutes ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes!

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mike Wallace" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes". It scored 8.9/10 based on 100 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/15/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "NYPD's Counterterrorism Unit; Trey Parker and Matt Stone".

  • Mike Wallace
    8.9/10100 votes
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    #1 - Mike Wallace

    Season 44 Episode 30 - Aired 4/15/2012

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • NYPD's Counterterrorism Unit; Trey Parker and Matt Stone
    8.8/1013 votes
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    #2 - NYPD's Counterterrorism Unit; Trey Parker and Matt Stone

    Season 44 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2011

    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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  • Hard Times Generation, The Flavorists, Angelina
    8.8/108 votes
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    #3 - Hard Times Generation, The Flavorists, Angelina

    Season 44 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2011

    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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  • President Biden Ends Campaign; Healing Justice; One Small Step
    8.6/105 votes
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    #4 - President Biden Ends Campaign; Healing Justice; One Small Step

    Season 56 Episode 48 - Aired 7/21/2024

    First, President Biden dropped out of the 2024 election. Then, a report on exonerees and survivors coming together to heal. And, a look at conversations spanning the political spectrum.

    Director: N/A

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  • 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY
    8.5/1025 votes
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    #5 - 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY

    Season 54 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2021

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys
    8.5/1018 votes
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    #6 - 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys

    Season 54 Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/2022

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

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  • Leon Panetta, Texas Safaris, Matt Stone and Trey Parker
    8.4/108 votes
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    #7 - Leon Panetta, Texas Safaris, Matt Stone and Trey Parker

    Season 44 Episode 38 - Aired 6/10/2012

    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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  • 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans
    8.4/1011 votes
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    #8 - 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans

    Season 54 Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/2022

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

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  • Inside the NSA; The Copts
    8.3/1011 votes
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    #9 - Inside the NSA; The Copts

    Season 46 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • After the Hurricane; Vladimir Kara-Murza; Welcome to the W; The Mezcaleros
    8.3/1011 votes
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    #10 - After the Hurricane; Vladimir Kara-Murza; Welcome to the W; The Mezcaleros

    Season 57 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2024

    First, whistleblowers say Florida insurance carriers used altered hurricane damage reports. Then, Russian Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about being freed. And, WNBA players talk about league success. Plus, how Mezcal traditions are preserved as demand grows.

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  • New Age Revolution/The 33/Lady Gaga
    8.2/1013 votes
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    #11 - New Age Revolution/The 33/Lady Gaga

    Season 43 Episode 20 - Aired 2/13/2011

    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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  • 60 Minutes Presents – An Hour of Music
    8.2/106 votes
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    #12 - 60 Minutes Presents – An Hour of Music

    Season 54 Episode 44 - Aired 6/26/2022

    Despite his Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga; The making of the Beatles' "Let It Be"; Chris Stapleton on his life and career.

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  • The Revolution; Nicolas Cage
    8.2/106 votes
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    #13 - The Revolution; Nicolas Cage

    Season 55 Episode 44 - Aired 7/9/2023

    Exploring the human-like side of AI at Google. Then, Nicolas Cage: The 60 Minutes Interview

    Director: N/A

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  • 50 years of 60 Minutes
    8.1/1015 votes
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    #14 - 50 years of 60 Minutes

    Season 50 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2017

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

    Director: N/A

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  • Secretary Tillerson, Divided II
    8.1/1014 votes
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    #15 - Secretary Tillerson, Divided II

    Season 50 Episode 22 - Aired 2/18/2018

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

    Director: N/A

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  • 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act
    8.1/1026 votes
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    #16 - 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act

    Season 54 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2021

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves
    8.1/1012 votes
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    #17 - 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves

    Season 54 Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/2022

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

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  • 6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes
    8.1/1010 votes
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    #18 - 6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes

    Season 54 Episode 39 - Aired 6/5/2022

    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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  • 10/16/2022: The Lost Souls of Bucha, The Power of Grimsby, Coach Prime
    8.1/1017 votes
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    #19 - 10/16/2022: The Lost Souls of Bucha, The Power of Grimsby, Coach Prime

    Season 55 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2022

    Stories of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine; The largest offshore wind farm in the world; How Deion Sanders is changing the future of college football at Jackson State.

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  • A Week in Israel; A Web of Intrigue
    8.1/1011 votes
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    #20 - A Week in Israel; A Web of Intrigue

    Season 56 Episode 32 - Aired 5/12/2024

    First, a report on Israel's fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran. And, a look at a Marine veteran’s work to help North Koreans.

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  • The Syrian Civil War; New Program in Texas for War Vets; Daniel Craig & Barbara Broccoli
    8.0/109 votes
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    #21 - The Syrian Civil War; New Program in Texas for War Vets; Daniel Craig & Barbara Broccoli

    Season 45 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2012

    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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  • An Unlikely Informant, The Unknown America, King of Crossfit
    8.0/108 votes
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    #22 - An Unlikely Informant, The Unknown America, King of Crossfit

    Season 47 Episode 33 - Aired 5/10/2015

    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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  • The Final Interview
    8.0/108 votes
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    #23 - The Final Interview

    Season 49 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/2017

    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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  • Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys
    8.0/1013 votes
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    #24 - Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys

    Season 53 Episode 34 - Aired 5/9/2021

    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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  • Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa
    8.0/1014 votes
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    #25 - Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa

    Season 53 Episode 35 - Aired 5/16/2021

    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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