60 Minutes

Season 1 (6 Episodes)

29 Seasons 1968 TV-PG 1h 00m 7.5

60 Minutes' first season aired as a bi-weekly broadcast hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner, debuting on September 24, 1968, and alternating weeks with other CBS News productions on Tuesday evenings at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The first edition was described by Reasoner in the opening as a "kind of a magazine for television."

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey/Art Buchwald/General Ramsey Clark/Cops/Why Man Creates

1. Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey/Art Buchwald/General Ramsey Clark/Cops/Why Man Creates

Aired: Sep 24, 1968

60 Minutes offers a beside-the-scenes look at presidential candidates Richard...

Episode 2 Germ and Gas Warefare/Red, White, and Maddox/Graham Hill/Richard Nixon

2. Germ and Gas Warefare/Red, White, and Maddox/Graham Hill/Richard Nixon

Aired: Oct 8, 1968

60 minutes offers an exclusive interview with Richard Nixon the Republcan Par...

Episode 3 October 22, 1968

3. October 22, 1968

Aired: Oct 22, 1968

60 Minutes offers an exclusive interview with Democratic Presidential Candida...

Episode 4 November 12, 1968

4. November 12, 1968

Aired: Nov 12, 1968

60 Minutes looks back at last weeks election of Richard Nixon as President. I...

Episode 5 November 26, 1968

5. November 26, 1968

Aired: Nov 26, 1968

60 Minutes interviews former nun and current president of Webster College Jac...

Episode 6 W. Averell Harriman/Prison Assaults/Dirty Football/Shoplifting/Adam Smith

6. W. Averell Harriman/Prison Assaults/Dirty Football/Shoplifting/Adam Smith

Aired: Dec 10, 1968

60 Minutes investigates how sexual assaults are becoming more common in U.S. ...

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60 Minutes Season 1 Videos

1968 - 60 Minutes reports on police in America

1968 opener for 60 Minutes,

Info about 60 Minutes

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary, News