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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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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 25 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/12/2021. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "9/26/2021: Take the Fight to the Night, Rep. Liz Cheney, King of the Deep".

  • 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY
    8.5/1025 votes

    #1 - 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY

    Season 54 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2021

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 9/26/2021: Take the Fight to the Night, Rep. Liz Cheney, King of the Deep
    7.6/1016 votes

    #2 - 9/26/2021: Take the Fight to the Night, Rep. Liz Cheney, King of the Deep

    Season 54 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2021

    Bill Whitaker reports on the largest helicopter to ever fight fires at night; Liz Cheney tells Lesley Stahl about running for re-election as an anti-Trump Republican in Wyoming; Sharyn Alfonsi talks to Alexey Molchanov about reaching the top of his sport by diving hundreds of feet into the ocean with just one deep breath

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act
    8.1/1026 votes

    #3 - 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act

    Season 54 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2021

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 10/10/2021: Deepfakes, A Thousand Children, Deep Springs
    7.2/105 votes

    #4 - 10/10/2021: Deepfakes, A Thousand Children, Deep Springs

    Season 54 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2021

    Deepfakes: How deepfakes could soon change our world. A Thousand Children: Reuniting families separated at the border. Deep Springs: Deep Springs College.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 10/17/2021: Robert Gates, The Green River Drift, Whither Ye Olde English Pub
    7.5/1014 votes

    #5 - 10/17/2021: Robert Gates, The Green River Drift, Whither Ye Olde English Pub

    Season 54 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2021

    Robert Gates on Afghanistan, his disagreements with President Biden and polarization in the U.S.; Riding along on the Green River Drift, the longest-running cattle drive left in America; Inside the English pub's comeback from COVID.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 10/24/2021: Prince v. Spy, Running Dry, Michael Keaton
    7.3/1014 votes

    #6 - 10/24/2021: Prince v. Spy, Running Dry, Michael Keaton

    Season 54 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2021

    A former Saudi official’s warning about MBS; The Colorado River Basin, ravaged by drought, plans for a drier future; And, Michael Keaton on his career, the characters he's played and suiting back up as Batman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens
    7.7/1010 votes

    #7 - 10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens

    Season 54 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2021

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 11/7/2021: The Second Amendment Preservation Act, The Longest Running Oil Spill, Carnegie Heroes
    7.1/1011 votes

    #8 - 11/7/2021: The Second Amendment Preservation Act, The Longest Running Oil Spill, Carnegie Heroes

    Season 54 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2021

    New Missouri state law effectively ends local enforcement of federal gun laws; Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; What's in the heads of heroes?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 11/14/2021: Freight Expectations, Andrew Sullivan, The Get Back Sessions
    7.6/1011 votes

    #9 - 11/14/2021: Freight Expectations, Andrew Sullivan, The Get Back Sessions

    Season 54 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/2021

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 11/21/2021: Reimagining Police, Supersonic, Caligula’s Gardens
    7.6/1011 votes

    #10 - 11/21/2021: Reimagining Police, Supersonic, Caligula’s Gardens

    Season 54 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/2021

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 11/28/2021: Hazing, Saving the Mountain Gorillas, Rita Moreno
    7.6/1011 votes

    #11 - 11/28/2021: Hazing, Saving the Mountain Gorillas, Rita Moreno

    Season 54 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/2021

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 12/5/2021: Reality Winner, China’s Next Revolution?, Gucci
    7.5/1012 votes

    #12 - 12/5/2021: Reality Winner, China’s Next Revolution?, Gucci

    Season 54 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/2021

    Reality Winner: The 60 Minutes Interview; Xi Jinping’s capitalism rollback in China; Inside Alessandro Michele’s Gucci fashion house.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island
    7.8/1013 votes

    #13 - 12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island

    Season 54 Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/2021

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 12/19/2021: “The Beast,” America’s Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah
    7.8/1013 votes

    #14 - 12/19/2021: “The Beast,” America’s Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah

    Season 54 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/2021

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 12/26/2021: Weather & Wine, Drawing Truth to Power
    7.6/1013 votes

    #15 - 12/26/2021: Weather & Wine, Drawing Truth to Power

    Season 54 Episode 15 - Aired 12/26/2021

    Europe’s wine industry being altered by climate change; Badiucao: The 60 Minutes Interview.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys
    8.5/1018 votes

    #16 - 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys

    Season 54 Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/2022

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 1/9/2022: The Big Quit, One Small Step, The Kicker
    5.9/1020 votes

    #17 - 1/9/2022: The Big Quit, One Small Step, The Kicker

    Season 54 Episode 17 - Aired 1/9/2022

    What’s making Americans quit their jobs in record numbers; Conversations spanning the political spectrum; The gridiron’s loneliest warrior: The Kicker.

    Director: N/A

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  • 1/16/2022: The Betrayal, Chris Stapleton
    NaN/100 votes

    #18 - 1/16/2022: The Betrayal, Chris Stapleton

    Season 54 Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/2022

    Investigating who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis; Chris Stapleton on his life and career.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 1/30/2022: An Hour of Music
    NaN/100 votes

    #19 - 1/30/2022: An Hour of Music

    Season 54 Episode 19 - Aired 1/30/2022

    Despite his Alzheimer’s, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga; Documentary “Get Back” shows half-century old, unseen footage of Beatles writing and recording; The story of New Orleans’ St. Augustine High School Marching Band.

    Director: N/A

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  • 1/30/2022: A 60 Minutes Wildlife Tour
    7.8/106 votes

    #20 - 1/30/2022: A 60 Minutes Wildlife Tour

    Season 54 Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/2022

    The Atlantic great white shark's comeback; The return of wolves to Yellowstone Park; Saving memories of animals with Joel Sartore's Photo Ark

    Director: N/A

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  • 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves
    8.1/1012 votes

    #21 - 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves

    Season 54 Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/2022

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

    Director: N/A

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  • 2/13/2022: Cheers!
    NaN/100 votes

    #22 - 2/13/2022: Cheers!

    Season 54 Episode 22 - Aired 2/13/2022

    Wine growers in France and England discuss/demonstrate the effect of Climate Change; Pubs in England and the impact of COVID-19.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans
    8.4/1011 votes

    #23 - 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans

    Season 54 Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/2022

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines
    7.9/1011 votes

    #24 - 2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines

    Season 54 Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/2022

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind
    8.0/1011 votes

    #25 - 3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind

    Season 54 Episode 25 - Aired 3/6/2022

    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: N/A

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