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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 54

Every episode of 60 Minutes Season 54 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 54!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 1 - 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    S54:E1

    On September 11, 2001, 343 members of the Fire Department of New York perished while trying to rescue people trapped in the World Trade Center. Scott Pelley speaks with firefighters who were there that day and the loved ones of those who never made it home.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 21 - 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    S54:E21

    Investigating military vehicle training deaths; Shorthanded hospitals pushed to brink by COVID; The dark legacy of Canada’s residential schools.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 3 - 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    S54:E3

    Facebook whistleblower speaks to 60 Minutes; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program not living up to its name; Despite his Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 16 - 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    S54:E16

    The full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 46 - 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S54:E46

    The full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 23 - 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    S54:E23

    Inside Ukraine as it faces Russia; “Havana Syndrome” cases on U.S. soil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 25 - 3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S54:E25

    Ukrainian refugees reaching Polish train station share their stories; the state of the coronavirus pandemic; legally blind, 15-year-old freeride skier Jacob Smith.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 14 - 12/19/2021: “The Beast,” America’s Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    S54:E14

    The historic, devastating December 10-11 tornado outbreak; Americans lacking access to proper sewage disposal; Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes Interview.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 24 - 2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    S54:E24

    How secure is America’s electric grid; Americans detained by foreign governments; Financial firms gutting local newsrooms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 26 - 3/13/2022: Voting Rights and Wrongs, Secretary Pete, Ted Lasso
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    S54:E26

    In Wisconsin, a political battle over the 2020 vote still rages; Pete Buttigieg and the great American infrastructure upgrade; Behind the scenes of “Ted Lasso.”

    Director:Unknown
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  11. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 29 - 4/3/2022: City of Lions, Londongrad, Laurie Anderson
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S54:E29

    Hospitals and health care workers under attack in Ukraine; How the U.K. became a laundromat for Russian oligarchs’ dirty money; Laurie Anderson on her unique work and life.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 31 - 4/17/2022: Shields Up, Running Volkswagen, eVTOLs
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    S54:E31

    U.S. officials warn about potential Russian cyberattacks on American soil; CEO Herbert Diess on the future of Volkswagen; Companies racing to develop eVTOL “air taxis”

    Director:Unknown
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  13. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 39 - 6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S54:E39

    Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; The dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died; What's in the heads of heroes?

    Director:Unknown
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  14. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 11 - 11/28/2021: Hazing, Saving the Mountain Gorillas, Rita Moreno
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    S54:E11

    The hazing of Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez; Saving Rwanda’s mountain gorillas; Rita Moreno: The 60 Minutes Interview.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 33 - 5/1/2022: Harvest of War, Eurovision, Birds Aren’t Real
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    S54:E33

    The war in Ukraine’s effect on the world’s food supply; Inside Eurovision, the European song contest that draws an audience of more than 180 million; Birds Aren’t Real, the conspiracy theory that satirizes conspiracy theories.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 35 - 5/15/2022: Bellingcat, Sharswood
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    S54:E35

    How Bellingcat is using social media to track alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine; Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

    Director:Unknown
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  17. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 7 - 10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S54:E7

    How Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua; A new model of architecture with communities in mind; Yuval Noah Harari on the power of data, artificial intelligence and the future of the human race.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 13 - 12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    S54:E13

    Inside Afghanistan after U.S. withdrawal; The James Webb Space Telescope; Fogo Island’s comeback story.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 32 - 4/24/2022: Director of the FBI, Examining the bin Laden Papers, Mayor Adams
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S54:E32

    FBI Director Christopher Wray talks with Scott Pelley; Examining the documents seized from Osama bin Laden’s compound; New York City Mayor Eric Adams on his approach to crime, COVID restrictions, and his self-described “swagger.”

    Director:Unknown
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  20. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 43 - Targeting Americans, Take the Fight to the Night
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S54:E43

    "Havana Syndrome" cases on U.S. soil; California's newest firefighting tool

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 45 - 60 Minutes Presents - Looking Toward the Future
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S54:E45

    Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Robots of the future at Boston Dynamics; Companies racing to develop eVTOL "air taxis"

    Director:Unknown
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  22. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 47 - Prince v. Spy, Supersonic, The Improbable Tale of Ted Lasso
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S54:E47

    Former Saudi intelligence official accuses Mohammed bin Salman of multiple murder; Startups, NASA pursuing supersonic commercial flight; How "Ted Lasso" became a television phenomenon.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 9 - 11/14/2021: Freight Expectations, Andrew Sullivan, The Get Back Sessions
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    S54:E9

    Bill Whitaker follows the U.S.’s struggling supply chain; Scott Pelley speaks with Andrew Sullivan; The making of the Beatles’ “Let It Be.”

    Director:Unknown
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  24. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 10 - 11/21/2021: Reimagining Police, Supersonic, Caligula’s Gardens
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    S54:E10

    How Austin is leading the nation in police reform; Startups, NASA pursuing supersonic commercial flight; Roman parking garage excavation uncovers Caligula’s gardens.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. 60 Minutes Season 54 Episode 41 - 6/19/2022: Londongrad, Democracy Lost, Trevor Noah
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    S54:E41

    How the U.K. became a laundromat for Russian oligarchs’ dirty money; How Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua; Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes

    Director:Unknown
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Season 54 Ratings Summary

"60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 54. It scored 8.5/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves".