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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 53

Every episode of 60 Minutes Season 53 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 53!

The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 53

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  1. Background image for Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa

    S53:E35

    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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  2. Background image for Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys

    S53:E34

    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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  3. Background image for What Happened in Wuhan?, Ransomware, Sir David
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #3 - What Happened in Wuhan?, Ransomware, Sir David

    S53:E38

    WHO-led inquiry ends with even more questions than it began with on coronavirus origin; Then, how cybercriminals hold data hostage... and why the best solution is often paying a ransom; And, Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview.

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  4. Background image for Transgender Healthcare, Geldingadalir, Exhume the Truth
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Transgender Healthcare, Geldingadalir, Exhume the Truth

    S53:E36

    Health care challenges for transgender youth; Iceland's newest volcano offers rare opportunities; Uncovering the Greenwood Massacre.

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  5. Background image for Nadia, A Different Kind of Vision, The Wright Way
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Nadia, A Different Kind of Vision, The Wright Way

    S53:E4

    Nobel laureate Nadia Murad's fight to bring ISIS to court; Then, an architect goes blind, but says he's actually gotten better at his job; And, the family that dominates saddle bronc riding.

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  6. Background image for Saudi Fugitives, The High Cost of Healing, Excited Delirium
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Saudi Fugitives, The High Cost of Healing, Excited Delirium

    S53:E15

    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to run HHS, says Sutter Health's practices led to some of the highest health care costs in the state. Saudis accused of serious crimes have fled to the kingdom before trial. The FBI believes they had help from U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. John Dickerson investigates the controversial syndrome not recognized by many leading medical groups.

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  8. Background image for 2/21/2021: Attack on the Judiciary, Handcuffed to the Truth, QAnon
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #7 - 2/21/2021: Attack on the Judiciary, Handcuffed to the Truth, QAnon

    S53:E23

    Judges say it's time for more security in the face of mounting violence; Then, Holding Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime accountable for war crimes; And, QAnon's corrosive impact on the U.S.

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  9. Background image for High Velocity, The Last Slave Ship, Simone Biles
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #8 - High Velocity, The Last Slave Ship, Simone Biles

    S53:E39

    What makes the AR-15 style rifle the weapon of choice for mass shooters; Inside the wreck of the last ship known to have brought enslaved Africans to America; And, Simone Biles: The 60 Minutes Interview

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  10. Background image for The Case Against Curtis Flowers, The Wright Way, Prince and the Revelation
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #9 - The Case Against Curtis Flowers, The Wright Way, Prince and the Revelation

    S53:E45

    Podcast helps save man from death row; The family that dominates saddle bronc riding; And, what's hidden in Prince's vault of unreleased music?

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    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #10 - The 44th President, TikTok

    S53:E11

    Barack Obama on his book, President Trump, George Floyd, the divisions in the country, and more; And, is TikTok a harmless app or a threat to U.S. security?

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  12. Background image for The Oath Keepers; Race and Health; Viola Davis
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #11 - The Oath Keepers; Race and Health; Viola Davis

    S53:E31

    Profile of the militia movement the Oath Keepers; the link between race and health outcomes; actress Viola Davis.

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  13. Background image for Chips, UAP, The Comeback
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Chips, UAP, The Comeback

    S53:E50

    America's microchip problem; Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs; Former NFL Quarterback Alex Smith on his comeback.

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  14. Background image for Securing the Election, The Last Slave Ship, James Corden
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Securing the Election, The Last Slave Ship, James Corden

    S53:E13

    Former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs; descendants of those transported aboard the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America; TV host James Corden.

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  15. Background image for 3/7/2021: The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #14 - 3/7/2021: The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon

    S53:E25

    Scott Pelley goes to Ohio and reports on the people who have lost their income and homes. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how COVID, a California horse track and an antidepressant are connected. Bill Whitaker speaks with Jody Singer and Charlie Blackwell-Thompson for a 60 Minutes report on NASA's Artemis Program, Sunday.

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  16. Background image for Attacks on the Judiciary; 90+; Notes of Grace
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Attacks on the Judiciary; 90+; Notes of Grace

    S53:E37

    The rise in threats against federal judges; people older than 90 provide valuable information on the secrets to a long and healthy life; pianist Igor Levit.

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  17. Background image for The Prosecutors, The Oath Keepers, Japan’s Babe Ruth
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Prosecutors, The Oath Keepers, Japan’s Babe Ruth

    S53:E40

    The prosecution team in the Derek Chauvin murder trial speaks to Scott Pelley; Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the Oath Keepers militia group's path to breaching the Capitol; And, our 2017 report on Shohei Ohtani.

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  18. Background image for SolarWinds, Ken Burns, Best Band in the Land
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #17 - SolarWinds, Ken Burns, Best Band in the Land

    S53:E42

    Unprecedented Russian SolarWinds hack that infiltrated federal government likely still happening; Scott Pelley interviews Ken Burns; And, the story of New Orleans' St. Augustine High School Marching Band

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  19. Background image for Left Behind, Talent on the Spectrum, Survival
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Left Behind, Talent on the Spectrum, Survival

    S53:E44

    Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19; Then, companies seeking out potential employees with autism; And, survivors recount being stranded on island as teens 50 years ago.

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  20. Background image for Incoming, Dynamic Robots, Grizzlies
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Incoming, Dynamic Robots, Grizzlies

    S53:E47

    The attack on Al Asad Airbase; Robots of the future at Boston Dynamics; And, Finding ways to coexist with grizzly bears in Montana

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  21. Background image for Cause and Effect, Talent on the Spectrum, Seinfeld in 2020
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Cause and Effect, Talent on the Spectrum, Seinfeld in 2020

    S53:E3

    Climate scientists on 2020’s wildfires and storms; Then, companies seek out potential employees with autism; And, Jerry Seinfeld: The 2020 60 Minutes Interview.

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  22. Background image for Chairman Powell, The Last Pandemic, Prince and the Revelation
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Chairman Powell, The Last Pandemic, Prince and the Revelation

    S53:E30

    Fed Chair Jerome Powell tells 60 Minutes America is going back to work; Pentagon programs hope to make COVID-19 the last pandemic ever; And, what's hidden in Prince's vault of unreleased music? Air Date: Apr 11, 2021

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  23. Background image for Florida's Amendment 4, The Wall, Sir David
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Florida's Amendment 4, The Wall, Sir David

    S53:E2

    How many of Florida's felons will be able to vote in the swing state? Then, engineers say a private section of the border wall will eventually fail. And, Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview

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  24. Background image for Genetic Revolution, The Youngest Refugees, Vision of Music
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Genetic Revolution, The Youngest Refugees, Vision of Music

    S53:E6

    Could gene therapy cure sickle cell anemia? Then, Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children. And, 60 Minutes profiles blind musical prodigy Matthew Whitaker.

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  25. Background image for Ingenuity and Perseverance, Darren Walker, The Premonition
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Ingenuity and Perseverance, Darren Walker, The Premonition

    S53:E46

    Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Darren Walker speaks with Lesley Stahl; Early pandemic spotters at the center of Michael Lewis' new book, "The Premonition"

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  26. Background image for Hell Flight, Justice Defenders, Kings of the Road
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Hell Flight, Justice Defenders, Kings of the Road

    S53:E48

    The COVID flight from hell; Inside the organization helping prisoners in Africa become lawyers and paralegals; Will driverless trucks soon share our roads?

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Season 53 Ratings Summary

"Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 53. It scored 8.1/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/16/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys".