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60 Minutes has been America's most watched television program for over 50 years, consistently delivering investigative reports and in-depth profiles. The show averaged 9.1 million viewers in its 58th season and has achieved significant social media success with over 2.5 billion video views. Created in 1968 by Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes continues to be a leader in broadcast journalism with numerous awards and accolades.
- ▪60 Minutes has been America's #1 news program for more than half a century.
- ▪The program averaged 9.1 million viewers in its 58th season.
- ▪It has surpassed 2.5 billion video views on social media, doubling its record from the previous year.
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60 Minutes About Us .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-60-minutes.jpg'); } Updated on: June 3, 2026 / 11:25 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The 60 Minutes Channel Live 60 MINUTES, America's most watched television program and #1 news program for more than half a century, offers hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews, feature stories, and in-depth profiles. The CBS newsmagazine made television history by marking 52 consecutive years as America's #1 news program with the close of the 2025-26 broadcast. The 58th season of 60 MINUTES averaged 9.1 million viewers, and reached more than one in three Americans. On social media, the broadcast surpassed 2.5 billion video views - more than doubling its record from last year.
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