History Series / SixtyMinutes

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from rare debacles[[note]]namely the [[NeverLiveItDown incident with George W. Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile) and a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''Film/TheInsider''[[/note]] it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with.[[note]]That is the bread and butter of its sister program, ''48 Hours''[[/note]] About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath after an apology which some found lacking.

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from rare debacles[[note]]namely the [[NeverLiveItDown incident with George W. Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile) and a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''Film/TheInsider''[[/note]] it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with[[note]]that's the bread and butter of its sister program, ''48 Hours''[[/note]]. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath after an apology which some found lacking.

** "I'm Mike Wallace."
** "I'm Morley Safer."
** "I'm Harry Reasoner."
** "I'm Ed Bradley."
** "I'm Diane Sawyer. Those stories and Andy Rooney tonight on ''60 Minutes''."[[note]]Up until ''a month'' before his passing in fall 2011, when he retired[[/note]]

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from rare debacles[[note]]namely the [[NeverLiveItDown incident with George W. Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile), a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''Film/TheInsider'', and a scandal-mongering story about the terrorist attack in Benghazi that turned out to be based on the word of a witness who wasn't there[[/note]] it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with[[note]]that's the bread and butter of its sister program, ''48 Hours''[[/note]]. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the September 11, 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath after an apology which some found lacking.

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from rare debacles[[note]]namely the [[NeverLiveItDown incident with George W. Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile), a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''Film/TheInsider'', and a scandal-mongering story about the terrorist attack in Benghazi that turned out to be based on the word of a witness who wasn't there[[/note]] it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the September 11, 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath after an apology which some found lacking.

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from the [[NeverLiveItDown debacle with George W. Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile) and a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''Film/TheInsider'', it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the September 11, 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath after an apology which some found lacking.

** "I'm Diane Sawyer. Those stories and Andy Rooney tonight on ''60 Minutes''."[[note]]Up until ''a month'' before his passing in October 2011, when he retired[[/note]]

** "I'm Diane Sawyer. Those stories and Andy Rooney tonight on ''60 Minutes''."[[note]]Up until ''a month'' before his passing in spring 2011, when he retired[[/note]]

** ''60 Minutes on Classic'', a program on {{ESPN}} Classic consisting solely of sports interviews from the show's archive; notable for being a CBS production on a network associated with Creator/{{ABC}}.

** ''60 Minutes on Creator/TVLand'', again the same as above, but highlighting interviews with entertainers such as [[Series/TheTonightShow Johnny Carson]], [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]], [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], and [[Series/AllInTheFamily Norman Lear]].

** ''60 Minutes on Creator/TVLand'', again the same as above, but highlighting interviews with entertainers such as [[TheTonightShow Johnny Carson]], [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]], [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], and [[Series/AllInTheFamily Norman Lear]].

''"Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick..."''

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from the [[NeverLiveItDown debacle with George Walker Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile) and a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''Film/TheInsider'', it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the September 11, 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath after an apology which some found lacking.

Outside of the trademark ticking stopwatch, the program has absolutely no BackgroundMusic of any form, which is a rarity in any genre of American television, where BGM is an absolute requirement to set a scene or tenor, letting the stories stand solely on the reporting and interviews.

It has seasons like most of American television, so in the off season they air partial re-runs, where they take articles run before and modify them slightly, perhaps slightly updating them (usually in the intro and ending commentaries). However, despite being in a ''really'' crummy timeslot for decades (7 PM Sundays) the only time it was pre-empted for sports was when CBS had the Olympics. If an NFL game runs late, ''60 Minutes'' is shown in its entirety and the rest of the UsefulNotes/PrimeTime lineup timeshifted back as long as necessary, though in some time zones this isn't necessary, as football is usually over by the time the show is supposed to start.

Australia and New Zealand have their [[TransAtlanticEquivalent own versions ]] of ''60 Minutes'' which are similar in style and tone.

* NoThemeTune

* SpinOff: Several of them over the years, though unlike ''{{Dateline}}'' and ''Series/TwentyTwenty'', they've been much more carefully done or generally consisting solely of archive content.

** ''60 Minutes Sports'', airing on CBS's premium network {{Showtime}} beginning in January 2013 as a competitor to {{Creator/HBO}}'s ''Real Sports''; ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, but produced exclusively for airing on Showtime.

** ''60 Minutes on {{TVLand}}'', again the same as above, but highlighting interviews with entertainers such as [[TheTonightShow Johnny Carson]], [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]], [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], and [[Series/AllInTheFamily Norman Lear]].

** ''60 Minutes on {{TVLand}}'', again the same as above, but highlighting interviews with entertainers such as [[TheTonightShow Johnny Carson]], [[Series/TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]], [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], and [[AllInTheFamily Norman Lear]].

It has seasons like most of American television, so in the off season they air partial re-runs, where they take articles run before and modify them slightly, perhaps slightly updating them (usually in the intro and ending commentaries). However, despite being in a ''really'' crummy timeslot for decades (7 PM Sundays) the only time it was pre-empted for sports was when CBS had the Olympics. If an NFL game runs late, ''60 Minutes'' is shown in its entirety and the rest of the PrimeTime lineup timeshifted back as long as necessary, though in some time zones this isn't necessary, as football is usually over by the time the show is supposed to start.

* ThePeteBest: In the 70s, the show would end with a segment called ''Point/counterpoint'' in which a Conservative and a Liberal would debate an issue of the day. TheWeirdAlEffect has made parodies of the segment in the movies ( "Airplane!") and TV ("Saturday Night Live") more familiar to modern audiences than the segment itself. In the early 80s the segment was replaced by the more familiar "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney".

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from the [[NeverLiveItDown debacle with George Walker Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile) and a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''TheInsider'', it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the September 11, 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath after an apology which some found lacking.

** ''60 Minutes Sports'', airing on CBS's premium network {{Showtime}} beginning in January 2013 as a competitor to {{HBO}}'s ''Real Sports''; ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, but produced exclusively for airing on Showtime.

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from the [[NeverLiveItDown debacle with George Walker Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile) and a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''TheInsider'', it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets usually. The former got them in trouble in November 2013, when a story about the September 11, 2012 Libyan embassy attack involving a witness who published a book with S&S described what he saw, but didn't actually see many of the events, was rushed to air and ended with the book pulled, and the producer of the story and correspondent Lara Logan taking a leave of absence in the aftermath.

''60 Minutes'' remains a bastion of actually good reporting in the increasingly-barren wasteland of US network TV news. Aside from the [[NeverLiveItDown debacle with George Walker Bush's military service record]] (though that involved former sister program ''60 Minutes '''II''''' and not the mother show; ''II'' got canceled after awhile) and a story about the tobacco industry tamped down by [[ExecutiveMeddling CBS's outgoing owner]] which inspired the 1999 film ''TheInsider'', it would be hard to accuse it of reporting on anything but real, worthwhile news, unlike most of the rest of the US PrimeTimeNews shows. They've been particularly clear in not reporting on anything even remotely resembling a MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome story, which the others are positively flooded with. About the only thing to criticize is ProductPlacement interviews involving authors of books released by sister book publisher Simon & Schuster and some shilling of actors doing films for CBS Films, but that's about as bad as it gets (and in the former case is very welcomed by book fans).

** ''60 Minutes on {{TVLand}}'', again the same as above, but highlighting interviews with entertainers such as [[TheTonightShow Johnny Carson]], [[TheCarolBurnettShow Carol Burnett]], [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], and [[AllInTheFamily Norman Lear]].

** ''60 Minutes on {{TVLand}}'', again the same as above, but highlighting interviews with entertainers such as [[TheTonightShow Johnny Carson]], [[TheCaroBurnettShow Carol Burnett]], [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], and [[AllInTheFamily Norman Lear]].

** ''60 Minutes on TVLand'', again the same as above, but highlighting interviews with entertainers such as Johnny Carson, Carol Burnett, Jackie Gleason, and Norman Lear.

* SpinOff: Several of them over the years, though unlike ''{{Dateline}}'' and ''TwentyTwenty'', they've been much more carefully done or generally consisting solely of archive content.

** ''60 Minutes on Classic'', a program on {{ESPN}} Classic consisting solely of sports interviews from the show's archive; notable for being a CBS production on a network associated with {{ABC}}.
** ''60 Minutes on CNBC'', the same as above, only on CNBC and consisting of business-specific interviews. Also notable for being a CBS show on {{NBC}}, as NBC's news documentary unit has been mainly consumer interest-heavy in regards to business content.