Since 1968, 60 Minutes has been bringing in-depth reporting and exclusive interviews to audiences on many of the biggest stories and interesting topics of the time. That continues as 60 Minutes season 56 is a fixture of the CBS TV schedule.
Keep up with when the latest episode of 60 Minutes is airing, who's on it and how you can watch it (as well as past episodes and bonus features) right here in our 60 Minutes guide.
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60 Minutes is new on Sunday, April 27, at 7 pm ET/PT on CBS. Here are the stories that are going to be covered this week.
NIH: In its ongoing mission to shrink the federal government, the Trump administration has cut more than a thousand jobs and billions in research grants from America’s crown jewel of medical research — the National Institutes of Health. While other administrations have tried to downsize the NIH before, leaked Trump administration documents show plans to reduce the NIH budget by more than 40%, sending shockwaves throughout the scientific community. Sharyn Alfonsi sits down with the former director of the NIH, Dr. Francis Collins, as well as with a researcher and an NIH insider who all say these measures could jeopardize the health of Americans for generations to come.
Evidence: Evidence has emerged that could change our understanding of the 9/11 terrorist attacks more than two decades ago. A 60 Minutes investigation has found that crucial information, initially turned over to the FBI shortly after the attacks, was never shared with the bureau’s own field agents or senior intelligence officials. Cecilia Vega reports on this evidence, which has come to light amid a lawsuit against the Saudi government filed by families of the nearly 3,000 victims and includes a video of a Saudi national filming the US Capitol, thought to be al-Qaeda’s fourth target.
The Land of Declining Sons: The world’s population may have recently surpassed 8 billion, but it’s a misleading figure. Growth is unevenly distributed, and many countries are experiencing a decline in population — in some cases, steeply. Consider Japan. The country with the fourth-largest economy is now facing a rapidly declining birth rate, and a population projected to shrink in half by this century’s end. Jon Wertheim reports from Japan, examining how these demographic changes are affecting the country and its culture.
60 Minutes journalists
60 Minutes features some of the best TV journalists/correspondents around, with a roster that includes:
- Sharyn Alfonsi
- Anderson Cooper
- Norah O’Donnell
- Scott Pelley
- Lesley Stahl
- Cecilia Vega
- L. Jon Wertheim
- Bill Whitaker
How to watch 60 Minutes
If you're interested in watching 60 Minutes live every Sunday, you can easily do that if you have a traditional pay-TV plan, a TV antenna or a live TV streaming service that carries CBS, such as Fubo, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. However, there is also an option if you have cut the cord in favor of streaming, as Paramount Plus with Showtime gives subscribers the ability to watch their local CBS channel live.
Paramount Plus is also a good on-demand option for watching 60 Minutes, as full episodes are available on the streaming platform after they air on CBS for all subscribers.
A free option to keep up with 60 Minutes is to watch clips of the show on YouTube. The 60 Minutes channel on YouTube offers extended looks at the pieces shown in episodes, though they may be broken up or not include everything shown on live TV.
60 Minutes has also launched a free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel on free streaming service Pluto TV, Paramount Plus and the CBS News streaming platform that allows viewers to watch old interviews from throughout the show's history.
