NaN/100 votes#1 - The Islamic State; The Tax Refund Scam
Season 47 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2014
Scott Pelley reports from the front lines in the fight against ISIS in northern Iraq, and con artists have been filing bogus tax returns and collecting millions. Steve Kroft finds out how far the scam has gone and why the IRS hasn't been able to stop it.
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#2 - President Obama; Chairman Ma
Season 47 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2014
The president sits down with Steve Kroft to discuss the current strategy in the Middle East to combat ISIS; and, Lara Logan speaks with the chairman who took $50,000 in seed money and created a company valued at $231 billion.
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#3 - The Director, Cancer Drugs, Smartest Dog
Season 47 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2014
In his major first television interview, FBI Director James Comey speaks with Scott Pelley about the current threats to the U.S.; and, Anderson Cooper meets Chaser, a dog who can identify over a thousand toys, and the scientists who are studying the brain of man's best friend.
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#4 - FBI Director on Privacy, The War on Leaks, The Arrest of El Chapo
Season 47 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2014
FBI Director James Comey talks about right to privacy and electronic surveillance, The Obama administration relentlessly pushes journalists to expose their sources, Drug kingpin known as El Chapo becomes public enemy number 1 as his syndicate distributes more drugs across the US than any other cartel in history.
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#5 - Ending Life, Gold Rush, Saving History
Season 47 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2014
Barbara Mancini was arrested and charged with helping her dying father kill himself. Anderson Cooper has her story and more on the end-of-life debate; and, as the Italian government struggles to maintain its historic ruins and monuments, Morley Safer discovers it's become fashionable to help
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#6 - Treating Ebola, Breeding Out Disease, Foo Fighters
Season 47 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2014
The medical staff who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S., tell the inside story to Scott Pelley; and, while profiling Foo Fighters and their frontman Dave Grohl, Anderson Cooper joins them for an exploration into the roots of American music.
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#7 - Campaigning for ISIS, SEAL under fire, Blake Shelton
Season 47 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2014
Clarissa Wards speaks with Islamic radicals in London about accusations they recruit British citizens for battlefields in Syria and Iraq; and, the country music superstar brings Norah O'Donnell back to his hometown for a discussion on his childhood, his music and why he loves going home.
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#8 - The Ebola Hot Zone, Cleaning up the VA, Steve Carell
Season 47 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2014
Lara Logan travels to Liberia to report on Americans working on the frontline of the Ebola outbreak; and, Steve Kroft talks with the gifted actor about the challenges of making the new film "Foxcatcher."
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#9 - Water, Cardinal Se n, Mandy Patinkin
Season 47 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2014
Lesley Stahl reports on disturbing new evidence that our planet's groundwater is being pumped out much faster than it can be replenished; and, Bob Simon profiles the famously energetic "Homeland" actor who is never at a loss for words.
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#10 - Falling Apart, Chernobyl, Forgotten Corner of Hell
Season 47 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2014
Steve Kroft reports on structurally deficient roads and bridges in the U.S.; Bob Simon visits Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of a 1986 nuclear power plant disaster; Anderson Cooper accompanies volunteers who use modern technology to locate the remains of WWII airman missing in action in the waters off Palau in the South Pacific.
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#11 - United Nations World Food Programme; Kevin Richardson's efforts to save lions raised in captivity
Season 47 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/2014
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#12 - The Spill at Dan River, Disrupting Cancer, The City of Music
Season 47 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2014
Lesley Stahl reports on how the nation's biggest energy company is handling 100 million tons of coal ash waste in North Carolina; Sanjay Gupta profiles billionaire surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong who discusses unconventional ways of treating cancer; Bill Whitaker travels to Cremona, Italy, to visit artisans who are crafting violins the way Antonio Stradivari did 300 years ago.
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#13 - Denied, Inside Homs, Mindfulness
Season 47 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/2014
Treatment for the mentally ill; video and eyewitness accounts from Homs, Syria.
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#14 - Diplomatic relations reopened between U.S. and Cuba; Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-Okla.) retirement; actress and producer Reese Witherspoon
Season 47 Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/2014
Scott Pelley reports on the restoration of diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Cuba; Lesley Stahl interviews retiring Oklahoma senator Tom Coburn; Charlie Rose profiles Reese Witherspoon.
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#15 - Inside the Vatican
Season 47 Episode 15 - Aired 12/28/2014
Scott Pelley profiles Pope Francis, a pontiff who is surprising the world by spurning tradition; and, Morley Safer gets a rare look inside the Vatican Library
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#16 - U.S. Gen. John Campbell and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
Season 47 Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/2015
U.S. Gen. John Campbell and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani talk about the future of Afghanistan; a choir in Harlem for mature adults.
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#17 - Colorado's Legal Marijuana; Affordable Care Act; Veterans Mountain Climbing
Season 47 Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/2015
The results of Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana; the Affordable Care Act; veterans using mountain climbing to overcome disabilities they acquired during war.
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#18 - The Republican Leaders, The Cleveland Division, Li Na
Season 47 Episode 18 - Aired 1/25/2015
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sit down for their first joint interview since the new Republican majority Congress convened. Scott Pelley reports.
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#19 - 60 Minutes Presents: The Many Sounds of Music
Season 47 Episode 19 - Aired 2/1/2015
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#20 - DARPA Dan, The Swiss Leaks, Selma
Season 47 Episode 20 - Aired 2/8/2015
Lesley Stahl reports on DARPA Dan's fight to secure the Internet; then, Bill Whitaker investigates the biggest leak in Swiss banking history; and, Bob Simon reports on where "Selma" meets Hollywood.
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#21 - ZMapp, A New Kind Of Terrorist, Bradley Cooper
Season 47 Episode 21 - Aired 2/15/2015
Bob Simon reports on the development of ZMapp, a promising drug to combat Ebola; Clarissa Ward reports on the French neighborhood and prison that gave rise to the terrorists who carried out the deadly attacks in Paris; Steve Kroft profiles Bradly Cooper.
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#22 - Remembering Bob Simon
Season 47 Episode 22 - Aired 2/22/2015
A tribute to correspondent Bob Simon (1941-2015) includes interviews with his "60 Minutes" colleagues, clips of his life's work and three of his finest, award-winning stories.
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#23 - The Storm after the Storm, Lumber Liquidators, Larry David
Season 47 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/2015
An interview with Larry David; an investigation into allegations that thousands of homeowners were denied their flood insurance claims following Hurricane Sandy because of fraudulent engineers' reports; a report on Chinese-made laminate flooring that may not meet health and safety standards.
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#24 - Argentine Prosecutor Assassination; Golf Company Reunion; James Levine; Laminate Flooring Update
Season 47 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/2015
Lesley Stahl reports on the untimely death of Alberto Nisman; Scott Pelley reports on combat Marines adjusting to civilian life; and, a profile of the Metropolitan Opera's music director James Levine.
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#25 - Dead or Alive; A Few Good Women; Back to the Wild
Season 47 Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/2015
Scott Pelley reports on how errors to the SSA's Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments and identity headaches; David Martin reports on the Marines' search for women to serve in combat; and, Lesley Stahl reports on a family of zoo gorillas who are released to the wild.
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Season 47 Ratings Summary
"The Islamic State; The Tax Refund Scam" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 47. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/2014. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "President Obama; Chairman Ma".