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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 56

Every episode of 60 Minutes Season 56 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 56!

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Season 56 Ratings Summary

"9/17/2023: President Zelenskyy; Into the Streets; Prime Time in Colorado" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes" season 56. It scored 7.8/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/17/2023. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "9/24/2023: CARE Court; Bankrolling the War; Hanging On".

  • 9/17/2023: President Zelenskyy; Into the Streets; Prime Time in Colorado
    7.8/1010 votes

    #1 - 9/17/2023: President Zelenskyy; Into the Streets; Prime Time in Colorado

    Season 56 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2023

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is interviewed at the presidential offices in Kyiv. Then, the Brothers and Sisters in Arms is a group of military reservists at the forefront of protest rallies in Israel. Also, Jon Wertheim interviews the University of Colorado's new head football coach, Deion Sanders.

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  • 9/24/2023: CARE Court; Bankrolling the War; Hanging On
    7.3/109 votes

    #2 - 9/24/2023: CARE Court; Bankrolling the War; Hanging On

    Season 56 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2023

    First, investigating California’s CARE Court. Then, U.S. helps fund Ukraine's fight to survive. And, how sloths survive as nature’s couch potato.

    Director: N/A

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  • 10/1/2023: Attorney General; The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
    7.5/1012 votes

    #3 - 10/1/2023: Attorney General; The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

    Season 56 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2023

    First, Merrick Garland on the independence of Trump and Hunter Biden investigations. Then, Michael Lewis’ new book on Sam Bankman-Fried.

    Director: N/A

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  • 10/8/2023: The Godfather of AI; General Milley; Rich Paul; 3D Printing
    7.5/1014 votes

    #4 - 10/8/2023: The Godfather of AI; General Milley; Rich Paul; 3D Printing

    Season 56 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2023

    First, Geoffrey Hinton on promise, risks of AI. Then, Gen. Mark Milley: The 60 Minutes Interview. Next, Rich Paul: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, 3D printing homes on Earth, someday the moon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 10/15/2023: President Biden; Rescue at the Kibbutz; The 50
    7.1/1011 votes

    #5 - 10/15/2023: President Biden; Rescue at the Kibbutz; The 50

    Season 56 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2023

    Correspondent Scott Pelley interviews President Joe Biden about the recent atrocities in southern Israel, the assault on Gaza, Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the role of the United States in international conflicts. Then, as Hamas attacked, grandparents raced to a kibbutz to save family members. The grandfather, a retired IDF major general, shares the harrowing rescue story. Finally, dozens of migrants were flown from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last year. A sheriff investigating the flights claims it was more than just a political stunt; he believes it was a crime.

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  • The Five Eyes; A Prisoner of Iran; Pink; The Isle of Man
    7.6/1010 votes

    #6 - The Five Eyes; A Prisoner of Iran; Pink; The Isle of Man

    Season 56 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2023

    First, Warnings from “Five Eyes” intelligence leaders. Next, American shares story of being held in Iran. Then, Pink: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, Isle of Man’s dangerous TT motorcycle race.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Vice President Harris; A Quiet Invasion; The Air We Breathe; The State of the Blues
    7.2/1011 votes

    #7 - Vice President Harris; A Quiet Invasion; The Air We Breathe; The State of the Blues

    Season 56 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2023

    First, Kamala Harris: The 2023 60 Minutes Interview. Then, Russia's "quiet invasion" in Georgia. Next, How air systems can curb viruses’ spread. And, The Blues resurgence in the Mississippi Delta.

    Director: N/A

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  • John Eastman; Our Mistake Is Your Responsibility; Monkey Island
    7.8/1012 votes

    #8 - John Eastman; Our Mistake Is Your Responsibility; Monkey Island

    Season 56 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2023

    Scott Pelley interviews John Eastman, the conservative former law professor who gave controversial legal advice to former President Donald Trump and is facing possible prison time in Georgia's election conspiracy case. Then, an investigation into what happens when Social Security mistakenly overpays. And, a look at Hurricane Maria’s impact on Monkey Island.

    Director: N/A

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  • Iran’s Assassins; The Heritage War; Horse Racing Reform?
    7.7/1010 votes

    #9 - Iran’s Assassins; The Heritage War; Horse Racing Reform?

    Season 56 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2023

    Iran's use of proxy assassins to silence or eliminate critics of the regime in the U.S. and Europe; Russia's deliberate destruction and looting of Ukraine's museums, churches and monuments; the national regulator tasked with cleaning up horse racing.

    Director: N/A

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  • Disappeared; The Stand; The Underboss; Africatown
    7.7/1011 votes

    #10 - Disappeared; The Stand; The Underboss; Africatown

    Season 56 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2023

    First, Rescuing Ukraine’s abducted children. Then, hear from Maui firefighters on surviving the wildfire. Next, Steven Van Zandt: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, descendants of the enslaved Africans brought to Alabama on the Clotilda slave ship speak up.

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  • Rise; Sealand; Ancient Vines
    7.3/1012 votes

    #11 - Rise; Sealand; Ancient Vines

    Season 56 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/2023

    First, a trip to a camp for grieving Ukrainians in the Austrian Alps. Then, a visit to Sealand: the world’s smallest state. And, a look at Georgia’s 8,000 years of wine history.

    Director: N/A

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  • Chaos on Campus; Quantum Computing; Greta Gerwig
    7.7/1015 votes

    #12 - Chaos on Campus; Quantum Computing; Greta Gerwig

    Season 56 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2023

    First, antisemitic and Islamophobic rhetoric that has raged across college campuses since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Next the pioneering technology of quantum computing, which could answer impossible questions in physics, chemistry, engineering, and medicine. Lastly filmmaker Greta Gerwig ("Barbie").

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Resistance; Red and Green; Novak Djokovic
    7.5/1011 votes

    #13 - The Resistance; Red and Green; Novak Djokovic

    Season 56 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/2023

    First, meet Ukraine’s civilian resistance fighters. Then, a look at Wyoming’s climate- friendly green energy plan. And, Novak Djokovic: The 60 Minutes Interview.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Hostage Story; Looting of Cambodia; Gnawa
    7.5/1011 votes

    #14 - The Hostage Story; Looting of Cambodia; Gnawa

    Season 56 Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/2023

    Almost three months into the Israel-Hamas war, correspondent Lesley Stahl returns to the region and speaks with a freed Israeli hostage in her first interview since spending more than 50 days in captivity by Hamas in Gaza. Then, a look at how Cambodia is tracking down looted antiquities. And, reporting on Gnawa’s musical legacy in Morocco.

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  • The Sperm Whales of Dominica; Monkey Island; Hanging On
    7.6/108 votes

    #15 - The Sperm Whales of Dominica; Monkey Island; Hanging On

    Season 56 Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/2023

    First, a look at a marine sanctuary protecting sperm whales. Then, a report on Hurricane Maria’s impact on Monkey Island. And, learning how sloths survive as nature’s couch potato.

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  • Commercial Real Estate; Master of the Mind
    8.0/1014 votes

    #16 - Commercial Real Estate; Master of the Mind

    Season 56 Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/2024

    With hybrid work hardening from trend to new normal, correspondent Jon Wertheim looks at the crisis in commercial real estate, specifically in New York City's office sector. And, a look at how a neurosurgeon is targeting Alzheimer's and addiction.

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  • Agency in Crisis; Interpol; Modern Ark
    7.6/1011 votes

    #17 - Agency in Crisis; Interpol; Modern Ark

    Season 56 Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/2024

    First, a look inside Aliceville: A women’s federal prison. Then, a report on how some countries are accused of abusing the Interpol red notice system. And, how animals were rescued at a troubled Puerto Rico zoo.

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  • Chairman Powell; A Hole in the System; The Mismatch
    7.8/1011 votes

    #18 - Chairman Powell; A Hole in the System; The Mismatch

    Season 56 Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/2024

    First, Fed Chair Jerome Powell: The 2024 60 Minutes Interview. Then, a report on the growing number of Chinese migrants crossing into the U.S. at the southern border. And, a look at how a sports betting boom is fueling concerns over problem gambling.

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  • Crisis in the Red Sea; Fake Electors; Finding Cillian Murphy
    7.7/1018 votes

    #19 - Crisis in the Red Sea; Fake Electors; Finding Cillian Murphy

    Season 56 Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2024

    First, an inside look at the U.S. Navy response to Houthi Red Sea attacks. Then, a Trump fake elector in Wisconsin speaks out. And, Cillian Murphy: The 60 Minutes Interview.

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  • 142 Days in Gaza; An American in China
    7.0/1013 votes

    #20 - 142 Days in Gaza; An American in China

    Season 56 Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2024

    First, a report on Gaza’s catastrophic humanitarian situation. Then, a look at the state of the U.S.-China relationship.

    Director: N/A

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  • Operation Lone Star; 97 Books; Artemis
    7.2/1016 votes

    #21 - Operation Lone Star; 97 Books; Artemis

    Season 56 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/2024

    First, a report on barricades and battles on the Texas border. Then, a look at why Beaufort banned five books from school libraries. And, a report on the challenges NASA faces going back to the moon.

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  • Rise; Jeff Koons
    6.4/1010 votes

    #22 - Rise; Jeff Koons

    Season 56 Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/2024

    First, a report on a camp for grieving Ukrainians in the Austrian Alps. Then, Jeff Koons: The 60 Minutes Interview.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • An Island Off An Island; Caligula's Gardens; Return to Gorongosa
    6.8/1010 votes

    #23 - An Island Off An Island; Caligula's Gardens; Return to Gorongosa

    Season 56 Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/2024

    First, a look at Fogo Island's comeback story. Then, uncovering Caligula's gardens. And, a report on rehabilitating Gorongosa National Park.

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  • The Capital of Free Russia / Healing Justice
    7.0/1016 votes

    #24 - The Capital of Free Russia / Healing Justice

    Season 56 Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/2024

    Vladimir Putin's political opponents flee to Vilnius, Lithuania; a rape victim learns years after her attack that an innocent man was sent to prison.

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  • The Right to Be Wrong / AMLO / Law of the Sea
    5.7/1023 votes

    #25 - The Right to Be Wrong / AMLO / Law of the Sea

    Season 56 Episode 25 - Aired 3/24/2024

    Combating the spread of misleading information on social media; President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador; the consequences of the U.S. Senate's logjam over ratifying the UN's Law of the Sea.

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