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There have been a lot of changes at CBS News and 60 Minutes. There’s new leadership backstage and familiar on-camera correspondents like Cecilia Vega, Sharyn Alfonsi, Anderson Coper, and Scott Pelley are gone. Will the audience stick with what was once the network’s most-watched show? Will 60 Minutes be cancelled or renewed for season 60? Stay tuned.

A newsmagazine series, the 60 Minutes TV show was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running network primetime series features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. The CBS News correspondents include Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim, Norah O’Donnell, and Ross Douthat with contributors Matt Gutman, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, Trevor Phillips, and Ariel Levy. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode, along with a short segment at the end, hosted by Douthat.

Nielsen Ratings
The Nielsen ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances of survival. This chart is updated as new ratings data becomes available.

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For comparisons: Season 58 of 60 Minutes on CBS averaged a 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.78 million viewers.

Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.

What do you think? Do you like the 60 Minutes TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a 60th season?