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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes

Every episode of 60 Minutes ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes!

Best episode
S44E30 Mike Wallace
8.5106 votes
Worst episode
S55E28 4/2/2023: MTG; The Secretary and the Border; Fire and Ice
3.047 votes
Top season
Season 47
8.6avg
Binge time
28d 3h
1039 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    60 Minutes Season 44 Episode 30 - Mike Wallace
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    S44:E30

    Mike Wallace: "60 Minutes" will devote its entire hour to its beloved colleague and founding correspondent, Mike Wallace, who died on April 7 at the age of 93.

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  2. 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.

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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.

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  4. 60 Minutes Season 50 Episode 22 - Secretary Tillerson, Divided II
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    S50:E22

    Rex Tillerson opens up in rare, wide-ranging interview; and, Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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.

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  7. 60 Minutes Season 50 Episode 27 - Students of Stoneman Douglas, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    S50:E27

    A group of survivors of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School who refer to themselves as the "mass-shooting generation" have made it their mission to bring about gun reform. The Saudi crown prince talks to 60 Minutes.In his first interview with an American television network, Mohammed bin Salman shared his thoughts on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, his country’s troubled past and its hopeful future.

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  8. 60 Minutes Season 45 Episode 3 - The Syrian Civil War; New Program in Texas for War Vets; Daniel Craig & Barbara Broccoli
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    S45:E3

    The impact the Syrian Civil War has on the country; A new program in Texas for veterans who have gotten in trouble with the law; Props & gadgets from James Bond films and interviews with actor Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli.

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  9. 60 Minutes Season 46 Episode 12 - Inside the NSA; The Copts
    8.5/10(12 votes)

    S46:E12

    The NSA gives unprecedented access to the agency's HQ and, for the first time, explains what it does and what it says it doesn't do: spy on Americans. The turmoil in Egypt has led to one of the worst persecutions of the country's Coptic Christians in the nearly 2,000-year history of the sect. Bob Simon reports from Egypt.

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  10. 60 Minutes Season 50 Episode 11 - 50 years of 60 Minutes
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    S50:E11

    Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and more look back at 50 seasons of 60 Minutes

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  11. 60 Minutes Season 53 Episode 35 - Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    S53:E35

    Facial recognition used to identify criminal suspects; unidentified aerial phenomena, UAPs, are being formally addressed by the U.S. government; professional tennis player Rafael Nadal.

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  12. 60 Minutes Season 1 Episode 1 - September 24, 1968
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S1:E1

    60 Minutes offers a beside-the-scenes look at presidential candidates Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey during their parties' summer nominating conventions then interviews three prominent European political thinkers about the elections before soliciting the opinion of native son and Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Art Buchwald. A conversation with U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark follows during which he attempts to explain the forces at work in the country's rapidly changing relationship with law enforcement officers. A presentation of the short subject documentary "Why Man Creates" concludes this inaugural episode.

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  13. 60 Minutes Season 47 Episode 33 - An Unlikely Informant, The Unknown America, King of Crossfit
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    S47:E33

    Anderson Cooper interviews undercover informant Michael Blutrich, one of the most effective informants ever, according to authorities; then, with over 50 percent of our nation lying underwater, huge discoveries await, says explorer Robert Ballard; and, Sharyn Alfonsi profiles Greg Glassman, creator of the CrossFit workout.

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  14. 60 Minutes Season 56 Episode 19 - Crisis in the Red Sea; Fake Electors; Finding Cillian Murphy
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    S56:E19

    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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  15. 60 Minutes Season 53 Episode 23 - 2/21/2021: Attack on the Judiciary, Handcuffed to the Truth, QAnon
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    S53:E23

    Judges say it's time for more security in the face of mounting violence; Then, Holding Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime accountable for war crimes; And, QAnon's corrosive impact on the U.S.

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  16. 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.

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  17. 60 Minutes Season 53 Episode 34 - Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    S53:E34

    Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

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  18. 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.

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  19. 60 Minutes Season 56 Episode 35 - The Sperm Whales of Dominica; Monkey Island; Hanging On
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S56:E35

    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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  20. 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)

    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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  21. 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”

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  22. 60 Minutes Season 56 Episode 8 - John Eastman; Our Mistake Is Your Responsibility; Monkey Island
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    S56:E8

    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.

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  23. 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.

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  24. 60 Minutes Season 53 Episode 15 - Saudi Fugitives, The High Cost of Healing, Excited Delirium
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    S53:E15

    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to run HHS, says Sutter Health's practices led to some of the highest health care costs in the state. Saudis accused of serious crimes have fled to the kingdom before trial. The FBI believes they had help from U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. John Dickerson investigates the controversial syndrome not recognized by many leading medical groups.

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  25. 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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mike Wallace" is the best rated episode of 60 Minutes. It scored 8.5/10 from 106 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on April 15, 2012.

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