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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!

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Season 53 Ratings Summary

"The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 53. It scored 6.9/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Florida's Amendment 4, The Wall, Sir David".

  • The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season
    6.9/1013 votes

    #1 - The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season

    Season 53 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2020

    Pennsylvania's battle over mail-in voting; Then, an interview with former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster; And, Ed Orgeron's journey from the bayou to LSU

    Director: N/A

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  • Florida's Amendment 4, The Wall, Sir David
    7.2/1011 votes

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

    Season 53 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2020

    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

    Director: N/A

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  • Cause and Effect, Talent on the Spectrum, Seinfeld in 2020
    7.5/1014 votes

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

    Season 53 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2020

    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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  • Nadia, A Different Kind of Vision, The Wright Way
    7.8/108 votes

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

    Season 53 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • Treating COVID-19 Today, The Lincoln Project, Grizzlies
    7.3/1015 votes

    #5 - Treating COVID-19 Today, The Lincoln Project, Grizzlies

    Season 53 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2020

    The COVID-19 treatments showing the most promise; Then, inside the Lincoln Project's campaign against President Trump; And, finding ways to coexist with grizzly bears in Montana

    Director: N/A

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  • Genetic Revolution, The Youngest Refugees, Vision of Music
    7.4/1017 votes

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

    Season 53 Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • Putin’s Public Enemy, Dr. Fauci, Hell Flight
    5.0/1026 votes

    #7 - Putin’s Public Enemy, Dr. Fauci, Hell Flight

    Season 53 Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2020

    Alexey Navalny describes being poisoned; Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci on his media restrictions, Trump contracting COVID, masks, voting and more; And, the COVID flight from Hell.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Republican Ticket, The Democratic Ticket
    NaN/100 votes

    #8 - The Republican Ticket, The Democratic Ticket

    Season 53 Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/2020

    Lesley Stahl speaks with Republican candidates, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, while Norah O'Donnell speaks with the Democratic candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ask Ohio, Arizona Counts, The First Outbreak
    6.7/1016 votes

    #9 - Ask Ohio, Arizona Counts, The First Outbreak

    Season 53 Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2020

    Ohio voters on who they're backing in 2020; Then, Arizona's move from Republican stronghold to swing state in play for Democrats; And, Inside the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.

    Director: N/A

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  • Counting the Vote, Operation Warp Speed, Ken Burns
    6.7/1015 votes

    #10 - Counting the Vote, Operation Warp Speed, Ken Burns

    Season 53 Episode 10 - Aired 11/8/2020

    Pennsylvania election officials detail their vote count, share experiences from election week; Then, planning the distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine; And, Ken Burns speaks with Scott Pelley about how his films are made, the message he wants to convey with them and how he became the person he is today.

    Director: N/A

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  • The 44th President, TikTok
    7.7/1016 votes

    #11 - The 44th President, TikTok

    Season 53 Episode 11 - Aired 11/15/2020

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • COVID's Long-Haulers; Where did they Go?; 90+
    7.2/1012 votes

    #12 - COVID's Long-Haulers; Where did they Go?; 90+

    Season 53 Episode 12 - Aired 11/22/2020

    Long-term symptoms plague COVID "Long-Haulers"; Then, student enrollment down during pandemic; And, checking in on the 90+ Study on aging.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Securing the Election, The Last Slave Ship, James Corden
    7.6/1013 votes

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

    Season 53 Episode 13 - Aired 11/29/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • Peddling PPE, Secondary Sports, Viola Davis
    NaN/100 votes

    #14 - Peddling PPE, Secondary Sports, Viola Davis

    Season 53 Episode 14 - Aired 12/6/2020

    Inside the wild world of PPE sales; Then, some colleges cutting "secondary sports"; And, Viola Davis: The 60 Minutes Interview.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saudi Fugitives, The High Cost of Healing, Excited Delirium
    7.8/1013 votes

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

    Season 53 Episode 15 - Aired 12/13/2020

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • An End in Sight, Justice Defenders, Built by Angels
    NaN/100 votes

    #16 - An End in Sight, Justice Defenders, Built by Angels

    Season 53 Episode 16 - Aired 12/20/2020

    How the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was developed; Then, inside the organization helping prisoners in Africa become lawyers and paralegals; And, Inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 60 Minutes Presents: Home for the Holidays
    NaN/100 votes

    #17 - 60 Minutes Presents: Home for the Holidays

    Season 53 Episode 17 - Aired 12/27/2020

    Shakira shows what it takes to prepare for a Super Bowl halftime show; Then, meet the blind piano player who's so good, scientists are studying him; And, Inside the Japanese artform of Kabuki with its biggest star, Ebizo.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Section 230, The Case Against Curtis Flowers, Notes of Grace
    NaN/100 votes

    #18 - Section 230, The Case Against Curtis Flowers, Notes of Grace

    Season 53 Episode 18 - Aired 1/3/2021

    What is Section 230 and why do people want it repealed; Then, podcast helps save man from death row; And, Igor Levit: The 60 Minutes Interview

    Director: N/A

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  • January 6th, 11,780 Votes, American Independent
    6.8/1017 votes

    #19 - January 6th, 11,780 Votes, American Independent

    Season 53 Episode 19 - Aired 1/10/2021

    Nancy Pelosi speaks to 60 Minutes about the Capitol riot; Then, President Trump's phone call with Georgia's top election official; And, Angus King: The 60 Minutes Interview

    Director: N/A

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  • Against All Enemies, The Threat, The Comeback
    6.7/1013 votes

    #20 - Against All Enemies, The Threat, The Comeback

    Season 53 Episode 20 - Aired 1/17/2021

    How Washington is bolstering security for the inauguration; Then, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund's account of the Capitol assault; And, Washington Football Team QB Alex Smith's comeback from nearly losing his leg.

    Director: N/A

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  • Left Behind, The Biodata Race, DNA For Sale
    7.7/1010 votes

    #21 - Left Behind, The Biodata Race, DNA For Sale

    Season 53 Episode 21 - Aired 1/31/2021

    Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19; Then, How China is racing to collect Americans’ DNA; And, The big money market for your DNA.

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  • 2/14/2021: SolarWinds, Bill Gates 3.0, Simone Biles
    7.6/1014 votes

    #22 - 2/14/2021: SolarWinds, Bill Gates 3.0, Simone Biles

    Season 53 Episode 22 - Aired 2/7/2021

    Unprecedented Russian SolarWinds hack that infiltrated federal government likely still happening; Then, Bill Gates on how the world can avoid a climate disaster; And, Simone Biles readies for her final Olympics.

    Director: N/A

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  • 2/21/2021: Attack on the Judiciary, Handcuffed to the Truth, QAnon
    7.9/1014 votes

    #23 - 2/21/2021: Attack on the Judiciary, Handcuffed to the Truth, QAnon

    Season 53 Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/2021

    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.

    Director: N/A

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  • 2/28/2021: Progress and Patience, Incoming, Colson Whitehead
    6.8/1014 votes

    #24 - 2/28/2021: Progress and Patience, Incoming, Colson Whitehead

    Season 53 Episode 24 - Aired 2/28/2021

    The efforts to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations; Then, never-before-seen video of the attack on Al Asad Airbase; And, Colson Whitehead: The 60 Minutes interview

    Director: N/A

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  • 3/7/2021: The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon
    7.6/1011 votes

    #25 - 3/7/2021: The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon

    Season 53 Episode 25 - Aired 3/7/2021

    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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