60 Minutes is an American television newsmagazine that premiered on CBS in 1968, built around several correspondent-led segments per episode combining investigative reporting, profile interviews and feature journalism, introduced by its now-famous onscreen stopwatch. The program pioneered the newsmagazine format for American primetime television, later widely imitated by competing networks, and built its reputation on aggressive investigative pieces alongside high-profile newsmaker interviews. 60 Minutes is widely regarded as one of the most influential and longest continuously running primetime television programs in American history.
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60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.
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60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network.
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60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network.
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