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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 51

Every episode of 60 Minutes Season 51 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 51!

The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 51

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  1. Background image for President Trump, Photo Ark
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #1 - President Trump, Photo Ark

    S51:E3

    Lesley Stahl speaks with President Trump about a wide range of topics in his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office; and, saving memories of animals with Joel Sartore's Photo Ark

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  2. Background image for Taking Aim at Opioids, Plastic Plague
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Taking Aim at Opioids, Plastic Plague

    S51:E12

    The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors; and, cleaning up the plastic in the ocean.

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  3. Background image for Elon Musk, Screen Time, Ryan Speedo Green
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Elon Musk, Screen Time, Ryan Speedo Green

    S51:E11

    Elon Musk opens up to Lesley Stahl about Twitter, pot, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Model 3 and Tesla; then, a groundbreaking study examines effects of screen time on kids; and, Ryan Speedo Green: From juvenile delinquency to opera stardom.

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    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    S51:E14

    Chef Massimo Bottura: The Pavarotti of pasta; then, Steve Kroft and Bob Simon report on the Scottish Island of Islay, home to some of the world's premium single-malt scotch whiskies; and, Paul McCartney speaks to 60 Minutes

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  5. Background image for Paul McCartney, The Compromise, Inside the Epidemic
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Paul McCartney, The Compromise, Inside the Epidemic

    S51:E1

    The Season 51 premiere examines the origins of the opioid epidemic, including a prison interview with a pain clinic doctor who made over $6,000 a day pushing opioids, shows no remorse and was sentenced to 157 years in prison for drug trafficking. Also: Paul McCartney says he can't read or write music shares rare details from the Beatles years and his subsequent decades as the most successful musician in popular music history. And, Inside the decision to delay Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation.

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  6. Background image for Pegasus, Plastic Plague
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Pegasus, Plastic Plague

    S51:E46

    The CEO of Israeli spyware-maker NSO on fighting terror, Khashoggi murder, and Saudi Arabia; and, cleaning up the plastic in the ocean.

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    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Steve Kroft, The Isle of Eigg

    S51:E49

    “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl looks back at Steve Kroft’s career; and, just off Scotland, a tiny island with one main road is a testament to human independence.

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  9. Background image for The Price of Generics, The Most Unlikely Meeting, Mark Bradford
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #8 - The Price of Generics, The Most Unlikely Meeting, Mark Bradford

    S51:E30

    "The Price of Generics" looks at a sweep lawsuit that accuses generic drug manufacturers of price fixing. "The Most Unlikely Meeting" looks at a program that helps the families of victims of violent crime meet the perpetrators of those crimes. "Mark Bradford" profiles the American artist.

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  10. Background image for Chaos on the Border, Robots to the Rescue, To Kill a Mockingbird
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Chaos on the Border, Robots to the Rescue, To Kill a Mockingbird

    S51:E9

    The chaos behind Donald Trump's policy of family separation at the border; then, robots come to the rescue after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster; and, "To Kill a Mockingbird" comes to Broadway.

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    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, President El-Sisi, An Unlikely Inventor

    S51:E15

    The rookie congresswoman challenging the Democratic establishment; then, Egypt's President El-Sisi denies ordering massacre in interview his government later tried to block; and, the unlikely, eccentric inventor turning inedible plant life into fuel

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Ransomware, Inside the Epidemic, Tim Green

    S51:E47

    How cybercriminals hold data hostage... and why the best solution is often paying a ransom. Then, who's responsible for the opioid epidemic? Doctors or pharmaceutical companies? And, Tim Green: Coping with the ALS he thinks was caused by the game he loves

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  13. Background image for Targeting Americans, A radical solution, The Ride of His Life
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Targeting Americans, A radical solution, The Ride of His Life

    S51:E48

    Brain trauma suffered by U.S. diplomats abroad could be work of hostile foreign government; Then, how the NYU School of Medicine is going tuition-free; And, riding the waves of Nazaré with Garrett McNamara.

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  14. Background image for George H.W. Bush, Paradise Lost
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #13 - George H.W. Bush, Paradise Lost

    S51:E10

    George H.W. Bush: Remembering the 41st president of the United States; and, 60 Minutes reveals what firefighters saw as the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed the town of Paradise.

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  15. Background image for To Catch a Spy, Malta, The Wolves of Yellowstone
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #14 - To Catch a Spy, Malta, The Wolves of Yellowstone

    S51:E13

    How a former CIA officer was caught betraying his country; then, inside the corruption allegations plaguing Malta; and, the return of wolves to Yellowstone Park.

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  16. Background image for On the Border, Online Overdose, The High North
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #15 - On the Border, Online Overdose, The High North

    S51:E28

    The situation at the southern border; the man in China wanted in the U.S. for shipping the Fentanyl that killed Americans in Akron; the U.S. helps defend Norway's border with Russia.

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  17. Background image for Taking Aim at Opioids, The Nuremberg Prosecutor, Into the Wild
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Taking Aim at Opioids, The Nuremberg Prosecutor, Into the Wild

    S51:E39

    Opioid Crisis: The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors; Then, what the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive wants the world to know; And, into the wild with Thomas D. Mangelsen

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  18. Background image for Billionaire on the Bus, Pleistocene Park, JR
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Billionaire on the Bus, Pleistocene Park, JR

    S51:E40

    A venture capitalist spreading funding to Middle America; then, bringing back pieces of the Ice Age to combat climate change; And, larger than life displays by French photographer JR

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  19. Background image for Survivors Network, Ultra Deep, The Future Factory
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Survivors Network, Ultra Deep, The Future Factory

    S51:E44

    Parents of a 2012 Aurora, Colorado, shooting victim travel the country to help others impacted by mass shootings; Then, what lies at the bottom of one of the deepest holes ever dug by man?; And, making ideas into reality at MIT's 'Future Factory'

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  20. Background image for Genetic Genealogy, Off the Rails, Fly Like an Eagle
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Genetic Genealogy, Off the Rails, Fly Like an Eagle

    S51:E4

    Inside the genetic genealogy being used to solve crimes; then, why has the New York City subway gone off the rails?; and, how an Oklahoma woman learned to fly like an eagle in Mongolia.

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  21. Background image for "This Is No Ordinary Lawsuit," Off Track, Cracking the Code
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #20 - "This Is No Ordinary Lawsuit," Off Track, Cracking the Code

    S51:E20

    The climate change lawsuit that could stop the U.S. government from supporting fossil fuels; and, how America’s railroads stand on safety measures; then, closing the gender gap in the tech industry

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  22. Background image for The Principles of Ray Dalio, A Radical Solution, Attu
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #21 - The Principles of Ray Dalio, A Radical Solution, Attu

    S51:E25

    Ray Dalio says wealth inequality is a national emergency; then, How the NYU School of Medicine is going tuition-free; And, how a Japanese medic and American soldier became linked by World War II’s Battle of Attu.

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  23. Background image for A Dose of Hope, A Dose of Greed, Tim Green
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #22 - A Dose of Hope, A Dose of Greed, Tim Green

    S51:E8

    Widespread use of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, is needed more than ever in the U.S. 60 Minutes reports on one drug company that claims to be increasing access by pricing an injector of naloxone at $4000+; And, Tim Green on coping with the ALS he thinks was caused by the game he loves.

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  24. Background image for Survivors' Network, Pleistocene Park, The Rock
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Survivors' Network, Pleistocene Park, The Rock

    S51:E24

    Parents of a 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting victim travel the country to help others impacted by mass shootings; then, Siberia's Pleistocene Park: Bringing back pieces of the Ice Age to combat climate change; and, a German-style program at a Connecticut maximum security prison emphasizes rehab for inmates

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  25. Background image for Rare Earth Elements, Jerry And Marge Selbee, Samuel L. Jackson
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Rare Earth Elements, Jerry And Marge Selbee, Samuel L. Jackson

    S51:E34

    China's dominance in the rare Earth metals industry, which creates potential leverage in the U.S.-China trade war; a retired couple from Michigan who figured out how to win millions in state lotteries; and Samuel J. Jackson, whose career didn't take off until middle age.

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  26. Background image for High Velocity; This Is No Ordinary Lawsuit; Paul McCarrtney
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #25 - High Velocity; This Is No Ordinary Lawsuit; Paul McCarrtney

    S51:E37

    The AR 15-style rifle's impact on the protocols of first responders and emergency rooms; and a lawsuit filed by children against the federal government regarding climate change. Also: Paul McCartney.

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Season 51 Ratings Summary

"President Trump, Photo Ark" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 51. It scored 7.5/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/14/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Taking Aim at Opioids, Plastic Plague".