This venerable CBS newsmagazine keeps ticking along. Now in its 47th year, it is hard to imagine that 60 Minutes could ever be cancelled — but can any TV show go on forever? Stay tuned.
One of the most successful shows in television history, 60 Minutes continues to offer investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news. Correspondents include Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Steve Kroft, Lara Logan, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/11 update: CBS has renewed 60 Minutes for the 2015-16 season.
5/18 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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Last year comparison: The 46th season of 60 Minutes averaged a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.62 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you still like the 60 Minutes TV series? Do you watch consistently? Should it ever be cancelled?
I would like to express my disappointment at seeing a ‘Freedom from Religion’ commercial after 60 Minutes on 1/28/24. What’s next, a KKK commercial, or an anti-jewish propaganda minute, all in the name of fair play? I find this commercial to be very offensive, and see no reason to allow it such a large audience, since it has no redeeming value.
60 minutes would make a great 20-30 minute program. The other 30 minutes is just filler that drags on an on and on. Then it runs over and messes up the recording of my other TV shows
I’m Still Waiting For 60 Minutes Cancelation ,Since The The Late Mike Wallace Hatchet Job On October 8th,1995 Segment Regarding ,The 1993 Death a of Athens President Clintons Friend ,Vincent Foster! Sooner Or Later 60 Minutes Ha To Go Off The Air Like Any Other TV Show .Its Not Going To Be On Forever. And It’s Not Going To Be Finishing In The Top 10 All The Time. When That Day Comes ,It Would Be Like David. killing Goliath, The Fall Of Napolean At Waterloo, Fall Of The Berlin Wall All Wrapped Into One Happy Moment!
I Have Not Watched 60 Minutes,Since The Late Mike Wallaces Hatchet Job On The1993 Murder Of Then President Clintons Freind Vincent Foster ,From October 8th,1995. It’s Mainstream TV News ,At Its All Time Low! 60 Minutes Will Not Be On Forever.I Hope That Live To See 60 Minutes Canellation. It Would David Killing Goliath,The Fall Of Napolean At Waterloo, Fall Of The Berlin Wall And Nazisum All Wrapped Int One Joyus Moment.
I don’t watch it anymore because of never knowing when it will start because of some game or whatever.