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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!

The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 54

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  1. Background image for 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #1 - 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY

    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.

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  2. Background image for 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys
    8.2/10(19 votes)

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

    S54:E16

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

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  3. Background image for 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act
    8.1/10(26 votes)

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

    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.

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  4. Background image for 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #4 - 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves

    S54:E21

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

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  5. Background image for 6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #5 - 6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes

    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?

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  6. Background image for 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #6 - 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans

    S54:E23

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

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  8. Background image for 3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #7 - 3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind

    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.

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  9. Background image for 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #8 - 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys

    S54:E46

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

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  10. Background image for 12/19/2021: “The Beast,” America’s Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #9 - 12/19/2021: “The Beast,” America’s Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah

    S54:E14

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

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  11. Background image for 2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #10 - 2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines

    S54:E24

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

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  12. Background image for 3/13/2022: Voting Rights and Wrongs, Secretary Pete, Ted Lasso
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #11 - 3/13/2022: Voting Rights and Wrongs, Secretary Pete, Ted Lasso

    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.”

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  13. Background image for 4/3/2022: City of Lions, Londongrad, Laurie Anderson
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #12 - 4/3/2022: City of Lions, Londongrad, Laurie Anderson

    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.

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  14. Background image for 4/17/2022: Shields Up, Running Volkswagen, eVTOLs
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #13 - 4/17/2022: Shields Up, Running Volkswagen, eVTOLs

    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”

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  15. Background image for 12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #14 - 12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island

    S54:E13

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

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  16. Background image for 1/30/2022: A 60 Minutes Wildlife Tour
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #15 - 1/30/2022: A 60 Minutes Wildlife Tour

    S54:E20

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

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  17. Background image for 5/1/2022: Harvest of War, Eurovision, Birds Aren’t Real
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #16 - 5/1/2022: Harvest of War, Eurovision, Birds Aren’t Real

    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.

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  18. Background image for 5/15/2022: Bellingcat, Sharswood
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #17 - 5/15/2022: Bellingcat, Sharswood

    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

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  19. Background image for 10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #18 - 10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens

    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.

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  20. Background image for Targeting Americans, Take the Fight to the Night
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Targeting Americans, Take the Fight to the Night

    S54:E43

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

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  21. Background image for 60 Minutes Presents - Looking Toward the Future
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #20 - 60 Minutes Presents - Looking Toward the Future

    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"

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  22. Background image for Prince v. Spy, Supersonic, The Improbable Tale of Ted Lasso
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Prince v. Spy, Supersonic, The Improbable Tale of Ted Lasso

    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.

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  23. Background image for 9/26/2021: Take the Fight to the Night, Rep. Liz Cheney, King of the Deep
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #22 - 9/26/2021: Take the Fight to the Night, Rep. Liz Cheney, King of the Deep

    S54:E2

    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

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  24. Background image for 11/14/2021: Freight Expectations, Andrew Sullivan, The Get Back Sessions
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #23 - 11/14/2021: Freight Expectations, Andrew Sullivan, The Get Back Sessions

    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.”

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  25. Background image for 11/21/2021: Reimagining Police, Supersonic, Caligula’s Gardens
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #24 - 11/21/2021: Reimagining Police, Supersonic, Caligula’s Gardens

    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.

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  26. Background image for 11/28/2021: Hazing, Saving the Mountain Gorillas, Rita Moreno
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #25 - 11/28/2021: Hazing, Saving the Mountain Gorillas, Rita Moreno

    S54:E11

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

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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 8.3/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/12/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys".