Season 54
Episodes • 2021

1. 60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY
44 minOn September 11, 2001, 343 members of the Fire Department of New York perished while trying to rescue people trapped in the World Trade Center. Scott Pelley speaks with firefighters who were there that day and the loved ones of those who never made it home.
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2. 9/26/2021: Take the Fight to the Night, Rep. Liz Cheney, King of the Deep
44 minBill Whitaker reports on the largest helicopter to ever fight fires at night; Liz Cheney tells Lesley Stahl about running for re-election as an anti-Trump Republican in Wyoming; Sharyn Alfonsi talks to Alexey Molchanov about reaching the top of his sport by diving hundreds of feet into the ocean with just one deep breath
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3. 10/3/2021: The Facebook Whistleblower, Unforgiven, The Final Act
44 minFacebook whistleblower speaks to 60 Minutes; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program not living up to its name; Despite his Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga.
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4. 10/10/2021: Deepfakes, A Thousand Children, Deep Springs
44 minDeepfakes: How deepfakes could soon change our world. A Thousand Children: Reuniting families separated at the border. Deep Springs: Deep Springs College.
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5. 10/17/2021: Robert Gates, The Green River Drift, Whither Ye Olde English Pub
44 minRobert Gates on Afghanistan, his disagreements with President Biden and polarization in the U.S.; Riding along on the Green River Drift, the longest-running cattle drive left in America; Inside the English pub's comeback from COVID.
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6. 10/24/2021: Prince v. Spy, Running Dry, Michael Keaton
44 minA former Saudi official’s warning about MBS; The Colorado River Basin, ravaged by drought, plans for a drier future; And, Michael Keaton on his career, the characters he's played and suiting back up as Batman.
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7. 10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens
44 minHow Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua; A new model of architecture with communities in mind; Yuval Noah Harari on the power of data, artificial intelligence and the future of the human race.
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8. 11/7/2021: The Second Amendment Preservation Act, The Longest Running Oil Spill, Carnegie Heroes
44 minNew Missouri state law effectively ends local enforcement of federal gun laws; Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; What's in the heads of heroes?
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9. 11/14/2021: Freight Expectations, Andrew Sullivan, The Get Back Sessions
44 minBill Whitaker follows the U.S.’s struggling supply chain; Scott Pelley speaks with Andrew Sullivan; The making of the Beatles’ “Let It Be.”
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10. 11/21/2021: Reimagining Police, Supersonic, Caligula’s Gardens
44 minHow Austin is leading the nation in police reform; Startups, NASA pursuing supersonic commercial flight; Roman parking garage excavation uncovers Caligula’s gardens.
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11. 11/28/2021: Hazing, Saving the Mountain Gorillas, Rita Moreno
44 minThe hazing of Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez; Saving Rwanda’s mountain gorillas; Rita Moreno: The 60 Minutes Interview.
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12. 12/5/2021: Reality Winner, China’s Next Revolution?, Gucci
44 minReality Winner: The 60 Minutes Interview; Xi Jinping’s capitalism rollback in China; Inside Alessandro Michele’s Gucci fashion house.
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13. 12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island
44 minInside Afghanistan after U.S. withdrawal; The James Webb Space Telescope; Fogo Island’s comeback story.
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14. 12/19/2021: “The Beast,” America’s Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah
44 minThe historic, devastating December 10-11 tornado outbreak; Americans lacking access to proper sewage disposal; Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes Interview.
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15. 12/26/2021: Weather & Wine, Drawing Truth to Power
44 minEurope’s wine industry being altered by climate change; Badiucao: The 60 Minutes Interview.
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16. 1/2/2022: The Ritchie Boys
44 minThe full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.
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17. 1/9/2022: The Big Quit, One Small Step, The Kicker
44 minWhat’s making Americans quit their jobs in record numbers; Conversations spanning the political spectrum; The gridiron’s loneliest warrior: The Kicker.
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18. 1/16/2022: The Betrayal, Chris Stapleton
44 minInvestigating who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis; Chris Stapleton on his life and career.
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19. 1/30/2022: An Hour of Music
44 minDespite his Alzheimer’s, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga; Documentary “Get Back” shows half-century old, unseen footage of Beatles writing and recording; The story of New Orleans’ St. Augustine High School Marching Band.
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20. 1/30/2022: A 60 Minutes Wildlife Tour
44 minThe Atlantic great white shark's comeback; The return of wolves to Yellowstone Park; Saving memories of animals with Joel Sartore's Photo Ark
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21. 2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada’s Unmarked Graves
44 minInvestigating military vehicle training deaths; Shorthanded hospitals pushed to brink by COVID; The dark legacy of Canada’s residential schools.
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22. 2/13/2022: Cheers!
44 minWine growers in France and England discuss/demonstrate the effect of Climate Change; Pubs in England and the impact of COVID-19.
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23. 2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans
44 minInside Ukraine as it faces Russia; “Havana Syndrome” cases on U.S. soil.
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24. 2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines
44 minHow secure is America’s electric grid; Americans detained by foreign governments; Financial firms gutting local newsrooms.
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25. 3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind
44 minUkrainian refugees reaching Polish train station share their stories; the state of the coronavirus pandemic; legally blind, 15-year-old freeride skier Jacob Smith.
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26. 3/13/2022: Voting Rights and Wrongs, Secretary Pete, Ted Lasso
44 minIn Wisconsin, a political battle over the 2020 vote still rages; Pete Buttigieg and the great American infrastructure upgrade; Behind the scenes of “Ted Lasso.”
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27. 3/20/2022: Economic Shock and Awe, Through the Roof, Sue Bird
44 minUnderstanding the economic sanctions against Russia; Lack of new construction and corporate landlords contributing to skyrocketing rent; Sue Bird looks back before her 19th WNBA season.
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28. 3/27/2022: Talking to the Past, One Small Step
44 minHolocaust survivors able to share their stories after death thanks to AI project; New oral history project records conversations between people with opposing political views.
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29. 4/3/2022: City of Lions, Londongrad, Laurie Anderson
43 minHospitals and health care workers under attack in Ukraine; How the U.K. became a laundromat for Russian oligarchs’ dirty money; Laurie Anderson on her unique work and life.
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30. 4/10/2022: President Zelenskyy, Bitcoin Beach
43 minUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Scott Pelley in Kyiv; El Salvador town embracing bitcoin as currency.
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31. 4/17/2022: Shields Up, Running Volkswagen, eVTOLs
44 minU.S. officials warn about potential Russian cyberattacks on American soil; CEO Herbert Diess on the future of Volkswagen; Companies racing to develop eVTOL “air taxis”
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32. 4/24/2022: Director of the FBI, Examining the bin Laden Papers, Mayor Adams
43 minFBI Director Christopher Wray talks with Scott Pelley; Examining the documents seized from Osama bin Laden’s compound; New York City Mayor Eric Adams on his approach to crime, COVID restrictions, and his self-described “swagger.”
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33. 5/1/2022: Harvest of War, Eurovision, Birds Aren’t Real
43 minThe war in Ukraine’s effect on the world’s food supply; Inside Eurovision, the European song contest that draws an audience of more than 180 million; Birds Aren’t Real, the conspiracy theory that satirizes conspiracy theories.
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34. 5/8/2022: Mark Esper, Crisis, Ballet in Exile
43 minFormer Secretary of Defense Mark Esper talks with Norah O’Donnell; U.S. kids grappling with mental health crisis made worse by the pandemic; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine scrambles global ballet community into action.
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35. 5/15/2022: Bellingcat, Sharswood
43 minHow Bellingcat is using social media to track alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine; Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved
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36. 5/22/2022: In Short Supply, Hope Chicago, Jonas Kaufmann
43 minLife-saving generic drugs with low profit margins getting harder to procure; Students and parents from five Chicago high schools getting sent to college for free; Opera star Jonas Kaufmann speaks with Norah O’Donnell.
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37. 5/22/2022: 60 Minutes Presents – Cheers!
43 minEurope’s wine industry being altered by climate change; Inside the English pub's comeback from COVID.
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38. 5/29/2022: High Velocity, The Green River Drift, Caligula’s Gardens
43 minWhy do mass shooters choose the AR-15 style rifle; Riding along on the Green River Drift; Uncovering Caligula's gardens.
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39. 6/5/2022: The Longest Running Oil Spill, Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Carnegie Heroes
43 minContaining the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; The dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died; What's in the heads of heroes?
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40. 6/12/2022: Wrongful Detainees; Headlines, Deadlines, Bottom Lines; Rita Moreno
43 minAmericans wrongfully detained by foreign governments; Financial firms gutting some local newsrooms; Rita Moreno speaks with Bill Whitaker
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41. 6/19/2022: Londongrad, Democracy Lost, Trevor Noah
43 minHow the U.K. became a laundromat for Russian oligarchs’ dirty money; How Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua; Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes
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42. 6/19/2022: 60 Minutes Presents – Working Dads
43 minSecretary Pete Buttigieg; Architect goes blind, says he's gotten better at his job; Michael Keaton
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43. Targeting Americans, Take the Fight to the Night
43 min"Havana Syndrome" cases on U.S. soil; California's newest firefighting tool
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44. 60 Minutes Presents – An Hour of Music
43 minDespite his Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett prepares to perform with Lady Gaga; The making of the Beatles' "Let It Be"; Chris Stapleton on his life and career.
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45. 60 Minutes Presents - Looking Toward the Future
43 minPerseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Robots of the future at Boston Dynamics; Companies racing to develop eVTOL "air taxis"
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46. 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys
43 minThe full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.
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47. Prince v. Spy, Supersonic, The Improbable Tale of Ted Lasso
43 minFormer Saudi intelligence official accuses Mohammed bin Salman of multiple murder; Startups, NASA pursuing supersonic commercial flight; How "Ted Lasso" became a television phenomenon.
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49. Reality Winner, Array of Hope, Laurie Anderson
43 minScott Pelley speaks with Reality Winner; Bahamas installing solar power after storms; Anderson Cooper speaks with Laurie Anderson
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50. Deepfakes, Drawing Truth to Power, King of the Deep
43 minHow synthetic media, or deepfakes, could soon change our world; Jon Wertheim speaks with Badiucao; Sharyn Alfonsi talks with Alexey Molchanov
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51. Death in Training, An Island Off An Island, Flying Blind
43 minTop-down incompetence": Investigating military vehicle training deaths; Fogo Island's comeback story; Jacob Smith: The legally blind freeride skier
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52. Running Dry, Hope Chicago, Eurovision
43 minColorado River Basin, ravaged by drought, plans for a drier future; Students and parents from five Chicago high schools getting sent to college for free; Inside the European song contest that draws an audience of more than 180 million.
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53. Bellingcat, Justice Defenders, Ballet in Exile
43 minBellingcat, a team of online data detectives builds a database of alleged war crimes; an organization committed to seeking justice and changing lives by providing legal education and counsel to inmates; Russian dancer Olga Smirnova.
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54. The Grid, Sharswood
43 minHow secure is America's electric grid? Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved
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55. Crisis; A New Model; The Kicker
43 minThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of kids; a nonprofit architectural firm called Model of Architecture Serving Society; kickers in professional football, including Justin Tucker.
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