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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 55

Every episode of 60 Minutes Season 55 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 55!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 1 - 9/18/2022: President Biden, Ebrahim Raisi
    6.9/10(20 votes)

    #1 - 9/18/2022: President Biden, Ebrahim Raisi

    S55:E1

    President Joe Biden discusses inflation, Russia's war on Ukraine, U.S.-China tensions, the midterm elections and more; Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

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  2. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 2 - 9/25/2022: The Secretary of State, Inside the Committee, Rescuing Reefs
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #2 - 9/25/2022: The Secretary of State, Inside the Committee, Rescuing Reefs

    S55:E2

    Secretary of State Blinken – As Secretary of State Antony Blinken completed his tour at the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York City, 60 MINUTES' Scott Pelley met with Mr. Blinken to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine, U.S.-China relations, and mor…

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  3. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 3 - 10/2/2022: Olena Zelenska, What Happened at Grizzly Flats, Captain Kolisi
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #3 - 10/2/2022: Olena Zelenska, What Happened at Grizzly Flats, Captain Kolisi

    S55:E3

    First Lady Olena Zelenska says the Russians who invaded her country are engaged in terrorism; Evidence shows U.S. Forest Service mismanagement contributed to California wildfire; Siya Kolisi and South Africa’s rugby team.

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  4. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 4 - 10/9/2022: Taiwan, After Ian, Church and State
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #4 - 10/9/2022: Taiwan, After Ian, Church and State

    S55:E4

    Life in Taiwan with China flexing its military might; Witnessing the aftermath of Hurricane Ian; Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber speaks with Anderson Cooper.

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  5. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 5 - 10/16/2022: The Lost Souls of Bucha, The Power of Grimsby, Coach Prime
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #5 - 10/16/2022: The Lost Souls of Bucha, The Power of Grimsby, Coach Prime

    S55:E5

    Stories of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine; The largest offshore wind farm in the world; How Deion Sanders is changing the future of college football at Jackson State.

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  6. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 6 - 10/23/2022: Dominion, American Prairie, Ina Garten
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #6 - 10/23/2022: Dominion, American Prairie, Ina Garten

    S55:E6

    Dominion Voting Systems and the baseless conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 Election; American Prairie’s nature reserve; Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with the Ina Garten about her journey to becoming one of the country’s most beloved cooks.

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  7. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 7 - 10/30/2022: Belief in the Ballot, Pathogen X, David Sedaris
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #7 - 10/30/2022: Belief in the Ballot, Pathogen X, David Sedaris

    S55:E7

    Election deniers running for office and allegations about 2020; Searching for the next deadly virus, before it ignites another pandemic; David Sedaris: The 60 Minutes Interview

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  8. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 8 - 11/6/2022: Angry in America, Buses from the Border, Ready or Not
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #8 - 11/6/2022: Angry in America, Buses from the Border, Ready or Not

    S55:E8

    Social media and political polarization in America; The migrant situation in New York City; What prepping looks like in 2022

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  9. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 9 - 11/13/2022: The Surfside Mystery, The Paper Brigade, Sona and the Kora
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #9 - 11/13/2022: The Surfside Mystery, The Paper Brigade, Sona and the Kora

    S55:E9

    Investigating the Surfside condo collapse; Saving Jewish artifacts during the Holocaust; Sona Jobarteh: The 60 Minutes Interview

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  10. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 10 - 11/20/2022: The Most Dangerous Place in the World, The Panini Sticker Phenomenon, Wild Horses
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #10 - 11/20/2022: The Most Dangerous Place in the World, The Panini Sticker Phenomenon, Wild Horses

    S55:E10

    IAEA head on preventing a nuclear disaster in Ukraine and around the world; The worldwide phenomenon of Panini stickers; A state prison rehabilitating inmates by training wild horses.

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  11. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 11 - 11/27/2022: Grave Injustice, Survival of the Friendliest, Comparative Oncology
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #11 - 11/27/2022: Grave Injustice, Survival of the Friendliest, Comparative Oncology

    S55:E11

    Uncovering Black cemeteries paved over in Florida; How dogs evolved to be man’s best friend; Cancer treatments for dogs could also lead to breakthroughs for humans.

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  12. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 12 - 12/4/2022: The French President, Return to Gorongosa, The South Dakota Kid
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    #12 - 12/4/2022: The French President, Return to Gorongosa, The South Dakota Kid

    S55:E12

    French President Emmanuel Macron discusses the impact the war in Ukraine and U.S. domestic policy are having on his country; Rebuilding and repopulating Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park; Jon Wertheim speaks with world number 1 pool player Shane Van Boening

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  13. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 13 - 12/11/2022: The Treasury Secretary, Suing Social Media, College of Magic
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #13 - 12/11/2022: The Treasury Secretary, Suing Social Media, College of Magic

    S55:E13

    Janet Yellen on recession fears, inflation and the war in Ukraine; Families suing social media companies; Cape Town’s College of Magic.

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  14. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 14 - 12/18/2022: Convoy of Life, Litigation Funding, Lourdes
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #14 - 12/18/2022: Convoy of Life, Litigation Funding, Lourdes

    S55:E14

    Getting kids with cancer out of Ukraine; The growing industry of litigation funding; Investigating medically unexplained cures.

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  15. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 15 - 12/25/2022: Eat, Drink & Be Merry
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - 12/25/2022: Eat, Drink & Be Merry

    S55:E15

    Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with the Ina Garten about her journey to becoming one of the country's most beloved cooks; Inside the English pub's comeback from COVID; Lesley Stahl reports on the kora, a centuries-old West African instrument, and the groundbreaking woman who’s mastered it, Sona Jobarteh.

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  16. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 16 - 1/1/2023: Radio Free Europe, The Vanishing Wild, Obesity
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    #16 - 1/1/2023: Radio Free Europe, The Vanishing Wild, Obesity

    S55:E16

    Radio Free Europe’s return to prominence in Russia and former Soviet territories; Earth currently experiencing a sixth mass extinction, according to scientists; Promising new weight loss medication in short supply and often not covered by insurance.

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  17. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 17 - 1/8/2023: Prince Harry, A Hans Zimmer Score
    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #17 - 1/8/2023: Prince Harry, A Hans Zimmer Score

    S55:E17

    Prince Harry sits down with Anderson Cooper to discuss his life and new memoir "Spare"; composer Hans Zimmer is interviewed by Lesley Stahl.

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  18. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 18 - 1/15/2023: Star Power, Hide and Seek, The Guru
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #18 - 1/15/2023: Star Power, Hide and Seek, The Guru

    S55:E18

    Inside the nuclear fusion breakthrough; Cyprus: A hiding spot for Russian money; In Shangri-La with music producer Rick Rubin.

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  19. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 19 - 1/22/2023: 60 Minutes Presents – Stories that Inspire
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #19 - 1/22/2023: 60 Minutes Presents – Stories that Inspire

    S55:E19

    What's in the heads of heroes; Russia's invasion of Ukraine scrambles global ballet community into action; Jacob Smith: The legally blind freeride skier. Air Date: Jan 22, 2023

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  20. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 20 - 2/5/2023: The IMF Report; Investigating Donald Trump; Red Hot Chili Peppers
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #20 - 2/5/2023: The IMF Report; Investigating Donald Trump; Red Hot Chili Peppers

    S55:E20

    Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; Mark Pomerantz, former Manhattan special assistant district attorney; rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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  21. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 21 - 2/12/2023: Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Sharswood
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #21 - 2/12/2023: Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Sharswood

    S55:E21

    Archaeologists detect 200 unmarked graves at an old school in Canada; Fred Miller and his family buy a large house in southern Virginia and discover that their own ancestors were once enslaved there.

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  22. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 22 - 2/19/2023: Candles Against the Darkness, Prime Minister Marin, The HistoryMakers
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #22 - 2/19/2023: Candles Against the Darkness, Prime Minister Marin, The HistoryMakers

    S55:E22

    Electricity, heat and water under attack in Ukraine; Sanna Marin: Finland’s millennial prime minister; The HistoryMakers: Documenting Black history through first-person accounts.

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  23. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 23 - 2/26/2023: Kherson Under Fire, The Girls of SOLA
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #23 - 2/26/2023: Kherson Under Fire, The Girls of SOLA

    S55:E23

    Kherson, Ukraine, a year after Russia’s invasion; SOLA: Educating Afghanistan’s girls. Air Date: Feb 26, 2023

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  24. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 24 - 3/5/2023: Please Let Me Die; Who is Minding the Chatbots?; David Byrne
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #24 - 3/5/2023: Please Let Me Die; Who is Minding the Chatbots?; David Byrne

    S55:E24

    Ukrainian POWs describe Russian captivity; ChatGPT: AI, chatbots and a world of unknowns; David Byrne: The 60 Minutes Interview.

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  25. 60 Minutes Season 55 Episode 25 - 3/12/2023: Tales of our Four-Legged Friends
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #25 - 3/12/2023: Tales of our Four-Legged Friends

    S55:E25

    Three stories about our four-legged friends. Previously aired, with follow-up.

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Season 55 Ratings Summary

"9/18/2022: President Biden, Ebrahim Raisi" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 55. It scored 6.9/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "9/25/2022: The Secretary of State, Inside the Committee, Rescuing Reefs".