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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 48

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 1 - The Tax Refund Scam, Cleaning up the VA, Foo Fighters
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #1 - The Tax Refund Scam, Cleaning up the VA, Foo Fighters

    S48:E1

    Steve Kroft reports on a tax refund scam that's costing millions; then, hear from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on his personal mission to reorganize the troubled agency; and, Anderson Cooper and the Foo Fighters explore the roots of American music.

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  2. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 2 - Hands off the Wheel, Patrick Kennedy, The Hidden Holocaust
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Hands off the Wheel, Patrick Kennedy, The Hidden Holocaust

    S48:E2

    Reporter Bill Whitaker explores self-driving cars. Also: an interview with former representative Patrick Kennedy, who discusses alcoholism and addiction; a portrait of Father Patrick Desbois as he searches to uncover the unknown victims of the Holocaust.

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  3. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 3 - President Obama, 30 Years on Death Row
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - President Obama, 30 Years on Death Row

    S48:E3

    Steve Kroft questions President Obama on topics including Russia's incursion in Syria, ISIS and the 2016 presidential race; then, Bill Whitaker interviews a prosecutor who admits his cowardice and indifference led to a wrongful murder conviction.

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  4. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 4 - Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American

    S48:E4

    Modern life's devices under China's grip? Lesley Stahl reports; then, Anderson Cooper on the end-of-life debate and a controversial case; and, Morley Safer profiles a billionaire investor who's pledging a good part of his fortune to save America's history.

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  5. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 5 - Vice President Biden, Inside the Air War, The New Burma
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    #5 - Vice President Biden, Inside the Air War, The New Burma

    S48:E5

    Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, speak with Norah O?Donnell; then, 60 Minutes goes inside the U.S. command center for the air war against ISIS; and, as Burma heads to historic elections, Bill Whitaker reports on the country's democratic movement.

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  6. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 6 - Heroin In The Heartland, Smart Guns, The Slave Ship
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Heroin In The Heartland, Smart Guns, The Slave Ship

    S48:E6

    The faces of heroin include the young, middle-to-upper class and suburban. What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic. Smart-gun technology is not new, yet these guns are not mass-produced or sold in the U.S., partly due to fears they are a backdoor to greater gun control. Scott Pelley reports on the Smithsonian and the Slave Wrecks Project's journey to recover the first artifacts known to be preserved from a slave ship.

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  7. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 7 - Into Dangerous Hands, The Collider, Hamilton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Into Dangerous Hands, The Collider, Hamilton

    S48:E7

    Scott Pelley uncovers critical lapses in the U.S. security clearance process that millions must pass to work with America?s secrets; then, what else will the Large Hadron Collider reveal as it begins work at nearly double the power?; and, an unorthodox musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton.

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  8. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 8 - The Paris Attacks, The Speaker of the House, Football and the Brain
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The Paris Attacks, The Speaker of the House, Football and the Brain

    S48:E8

    Scott Pelley interviews survivors of the Paris terror attacks; then, newly-elected House Speaker Paul Ryan discusses his plans for the job he almost turned down; and, Steve Kroft examines the state of concussion safety and science in football.

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  9. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 9 - Active Shooter, Common Enemy, The Future of Money
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Active Shooter, Common Enemy, The Future of Money

    S48:E9

    U.S. police departments are training officers how to respond to active shooter attacks; then, Lara Logan reports from the battle lines against ISIS in Iraq; and, a "mobile money" revolution has swept Kenya, where people can send and receive money on their cell phones.

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  10. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 10 - The Last Prisoner, The Execution of Jospeh Wood, Taking on the Eiger
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Last Prisoner, The Execution of Jospeh Wood, Taking on the Eiger

    S48:E10

    Alan Gross talks with Scott Pelley in his first interview about his five-year captivity in Cuba; Bill Whitaker reports on the longest execution in U.S. history; 60 Minutes cameras capture an extreme sportsman descending the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.

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  11. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 11 - Confidential Informants, Bonobos
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Confidential Informants, Bonobos

    S48:E11

    A report on young confidential informers used in the war on drugs; a visit to an orphanage in the Congo that cares for bonobos.

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  12. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 12 - A New Direction on Drugs/The New Force Behind Star Wars/Lewis Hamilton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - A New Direction on Drugs/The New Force Behind Star Wars/Lewis Hamilton

    S48:E12

    Top drug official Michael Botticelli says the old war on drugs is all wrong, and wants to refocus the country's drug policy; J.J. Abrams, the director of the latest "Star Wars" installment takes Bill Whitaker behind the scenes; A three-time world champion in Formula One racing describes driving multimillion-dollar cars, winning races all over the globe, and his rise to the top.

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  13. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 13 - Inside Apple, Michael Caine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Inside Apple, Michael Caine

    S48:E13

    Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses issues concerning his company including encryption technology, corporate taxes, and manufacturing products in China; and, Michael Caine, the veteran British actor who's made dozens of films and won two Oscars over 50 years, is still going strong as a leading man at the age of 82.

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  14. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 14 - Mob Stories
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Mob Stories

    S48:E14

    Stories of murder, mayhem and the Mafia on a special edition of 60 Minutes

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  15. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 15 - Lost In The Bermuda Triangle, Agromafia, Little Jazz Man
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Lost In The Bermuda Triangle, Agromafia, Little Jazz Man

    S48:E15

    Scott Pelley's report on the sinking of the El Faro shows video for the first time of the cargo ship 15,000 feet beneath the Atlantic; then, Bill Whitaker reports on food fraud in Italy; and, Anderson Cooper profiles 12-year-old jazz prodigy Joey Alexander.

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  16. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 16 - Road to Syria, Life After Death Row, Hamilton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Road to Syria, Life After Death Row, Hamilton

    S48:E16

    Bill Whitaker reports from inside the Syrian base from which Russia is launching air strikes in support of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad; then, three unjustly convicted people who spent years in prison and then were exonerated tell Scott Pelley how they are adjusting to being free; and, Charlie Rose reports on an unorthodox musical with a diverse cast about the life of Alexander Hamilton.

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  17. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 17 - The Great Brain Robbery, Sean Penn, Mountain Lions of L.A.
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - The Great Brain Robbery, Sean Penn, Mountain Lions of L.A.

    S48:E17

    Economic espionage sponsored by the Chinese government is costing U.S. corporations money and jobs; then, Sean Penn on his controversial meeting with the drug kingpin known as "El Chapo;" and Los Angeles is the only megacity in the world where mountain lions live side-by-side with humans.

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  18. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 18 - Make-A-Wish, The Health Wagon, The Giving Pledge
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Make-A-Wish, The Health Wagon, The Giving Pledge

    S48:E18

    Bill Whitaker reports on Make-A-Wish Foundation; Scott Pelley visits with nurse practitioners who provide healthcare services to uninsured working poor in Appalachia; Charlie Rose interviews billionaires Warren Buffet, and Bill and Melinda Gates, who plan on giving half of their fortunes to charity.

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  19. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 19 - Heroin in the Heartland, Alive and Kickin', David Bowie
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Heroin in the Heartland, Alive and Kickin', David Bowie

    S48:E19

    What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic: heroin addiction; then, Lesley Stahl reports on a show in Harlem with a cast of singers ages 55 and up; and, unaired interview clips from the never-completed 60 Minutes profile on David Bowie.

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  20. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 20 - Money Laundering; Greenland Melting
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Money Laundering; Greenland Melting

    S48:E20

    See what happens when hidden cameras capture New York lawyers being asked to move highly questionable funds into the U.S. Steve Kroft reports; then, Sharyn Alfonsi reports from the top of the world on one of the most significant efforts to study climate change happening today.

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  21. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 21 - John Brennan, Danny Clinch, FIFA
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - John Brennan, Danny Clinch, FIFA

    S48:E21

    The head of the CIA outlines the threat to America posed by ISIS and discusses other security concerns; then, not playing by the rules? Steve Kroft reports on the unfolding FIFA scandal; and, Anderson Cooper profiles photographer Danny Clinch who captures the music world's "in-between" moments.

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  22. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 22 - Recapture of El Chapo, Elaine Weinstein, Danny Boyle
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Recapture of El Chapo, Elaine Weinstein, Danny Boyle

    S48:E22

    Bill Whitaker reports on the search and recapture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman; Lesley Stahl interviews Elaine Weinstein, whose husband, Warren, was kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Pakistan in 2011; Steve Kroft interviews director Danny Boyle and the cast of "Steve Jobs."

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  23. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 23 - Preserving The Past
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Preserving The Past

    S48:E23

    Scott Pelley reports on an African American museum in Washington, D.C.; Morley Safer looks at architectural treasures falling into disrepair in Italy; Lara Logan visits the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona.

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  24. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 24 - Dead Or Alive, Face Blindness
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Dead Or Alive, Face Blindness

    S48:E24

    Thousands of errors to the Social Security Administration's Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments -- costing taxpayers billions. Scott Pelley reports; then, Lesley Stahl reports on face blindness, a puzzling neurological disorder.

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  25. 60 Minutes Season 48 Episode 25 - Prime Minister Trudeau, King of Coal, Death Row in Livingston Texas
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Prime Minister Trudeau, King of Coal, Death Row in Livingston Texas

    S48:E25

    Justin Trudeau, the new, young leader and scion of Canadian political royalty talks to Lara Logan; then, Anderson Cooper reports on the landmark case against coal company CEO Don Blankenship; and, 60 Minutes cameras go inside the busiest death row in America.

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Season 48 Ratings Summary

"The Tax Refund Scam, Cleaning up the VA, Foo Fighters" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 48. It scored 6.5/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/28/2015. This episode is rated 6.5 points higher than the second-best, "Hands off the Wheel, Patrick Kennedy, The Hidden Holocaust".