6.3/1011 votes#1 - Hurricane Harvey, John McCain, A Nation Divided
Season 50 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2017
Hurricane Harvey: A fluke or the future? Then, Sen. John McCain fights back; and, is the U.S. still a nation divided? Oprah Winfrey reports.
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- 6.8/1010 votes
#2 - The Shooting, Vast, The Young American
Season 50 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2017
Rep. Steve Scalise on surviving: "It's a miracle," then, spectacular revelations courtesy of Hubble; and, will Christian Pulisic be the next big name in soccer?
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- 7.4/1013 votes
#3 - Storming Room 135, Secret Weapon, The Restaurateur
Season 50 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2017
Officers describe storming Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's hotel room; Facebook ads, Russia and the Trump campaign's secret weapon; Shake Shack founder on changing the way restaurants do business.
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- 7.5/1016 votes
#4 - The Whistleblower, Redemption
Season 50 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2017
Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress; Meet a convicted felon who became a Georgetown law professor.
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- 7.5/1013 votes
#5 - Inside al Qaeda, Pelican Bay, Corkscrewed
Season 50 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2017
Inside al Qaeda: Living and working with terrorists; Reforming solitary confinement at infamous California prison; then, billionaire Koch brother's crusade against counterfeit wine.
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- 6.8/1011 votes
#6 - God of War, The Blockade of Qatar, The Forger
Season 50 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2017
Defending the U.S. from North Korea's nuclear threat; Qatar's emir stands defiant in face of blockade; then, how a WWII-era forger saved lives, one fake document at a time.
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - 46 Days, The Leaning Tower of San Francisco, Alma Deutscher
Season 50 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2017
Puerto Rico's storm of misery; San Francisco's leaning tower of lawsuits; then, the 12-year-old prodigy whose 'first language' is Mozart.
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#8 - Friendly Fire, Aly Raisman
Season 50 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2017
Why were five U.S. soldiers killed by an American bomber in Afghanistan?; Then, Aly Raisman says she is a victim of sexual abuse
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Catastrophe, Voyagers, Rebuilding from the Wreckage
Season 50 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2017
When food is used as a weapon; Then, Anderson Cooper reports on the little spacecraft that could; And, a team rebuilds after the ultimate loss.
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- 7.0/1010 votes
#10 - Feeding Puerto Rico, Wounds of War, The Isle of Eigg
Season 50 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2017
A popular chef serves people in Puerto Rico; Then, when hospitals become targets; And, a tiny island is a testament to human independence
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- 8.1/1015 votes
#11 - 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
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- 6.8/1010 votes
#12 - Governor Brown, The Challenger, Donald Sutherland
Season 50 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2017
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Too Big to Prosecute, An American Terrorist, Airlift
Season 50 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/2017
Whistleblowers: DEA attorneys went easy on McKesson, the country’s largest drug distributor; then, rejecting hate, after spending nearly a decade spreading it; and, saving rhino with helicopters.
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Delivered From Evil, Japan’s Babe Ruth, Whisky Island
Season 50 Episode 14 - Aired 12/24/2017
The men saving history from ISIS; then, Japan’s Babe Ruth is headed to the majors; and, Steve Kroft and Bob Simon visit Whisky Island
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - 60 Minutes Presents: Making A Difference
Season 50 Episode 15 - Aired 12/31/2017
How do Make-A-Wish wishes come true?; then, affordable care for those still uninsured; and, Chess instills new dreams in kids from rural Mississippi county
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Disinformation Warfare, Predicting Murder, Impact
Season 50 Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/2018
RT's editor-in-chief on election meddling, being labeled Russian propaganda; Predicting crime in Chicago; and, Combat veterans coming home with CTE
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- 7.3/1011 votes
#17 - Kabul under siege, Element of Truth, Portland
Season 50 Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/2018
Kabul under siege while America's longest war rages on; then, the American scientist who's seen North Korea's nuclear secrets; and, is Portland still Portlandia?
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- 7.1/1012 votes
#18 - The leaning tower of San Francisco, Le Carré
Season 50 Episode 18 - Aired 1/21/2018
San Francisco's leaning tower of lawsuits; and, an ex-British spy on leading a "double life" as a famous author
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- 7.2/1010 votes
#19 - Trump speaks about train crash involving GOP House Members
Season 50 Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/2018
President Trump said he spoke with House Speaker Paul Ryan following the crash and that members of Congress were "doing pretty good."
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- 6.6/109 votes
#20 - Chief of Chobani; The Rum War; The Restaurateur
Season 50 Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/2018
Chobani's billionaire founder on creating jobs in America; then, Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the Havana Club rum war; and, Shake Shack’s founder on changing the way restaurants do business.
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- 6.4/109 votes
#21 - Showdown, Olympic Cheating, Senator Gillibrand
Season 50 Episode 21 - Aired 2/11/2018
Recognizing concealed carry permits across state lines; then, running from Putin after helping him cheat; and, Sen. Gillibrand: The political face of the #MeToo movement.
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- 8.1/1014 votes
#22 - 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
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- 7.2/1010 votes
#23 - War Crime, JR, Jennifer Lawrence
Season 50 Episode 23 - Aired 2/25/2018
What a chemical attack in Syria looks like; then, larger than life displays by French photographer JR; and, Jennifer Lawrence's surprising trip to the top of Hollywood
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- 6.2/1010 votes
#24 - 60 Minutes Presents: Behind Bars
Season 50 Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/2018
The prison system that emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment; a bank robber who became a law professor; and beautiful music inside the "waiting room of hell"
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- 7.5/1010 votes
#25 - Human Cargo, Secretary of Education, Treating Trauma
Season 50 Episode 25 - Aired 3/11/2018
Human smuggling across the southern border; then, Betsy DeVos on guns, school choice and why people don't like her; and, treating childhood trauma
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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 50
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Season 50 Ratings Summary
"Hurricane Harvey, John McCain, A Nation Divided" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 50. It scored 6.3/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/24/2017. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Shooting, Vast, The Young American".