The BEST episodes of 60 Minutes season 47
Every episode of 60 Minutes season 47, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 60 Minutes season 47!
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#1 - The Gaskos, Wikimania, Star-Struck
Season 47 - Episode 44 - Aired 7/26/2015
The Gaskos - FBI agents tell Steve Kroft about their 16-year search and eventual capture of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, once No. 1 on the Most Wanted list. Wikimania - Meet the Wikipedians. Those "persnickety," techy types who keep your favorite Internet information website brimming with data. Star-Struck - Neil deGrasse Tyson tells Charlie Rose about his fascination with the universe and his own personal journey to reignite interest in the great beyond.
#2 - The Swiss Leaks, Alive and Kickin’
Season 47 - Episode 42 - Aired 7/12/2015
Bill Whitaker investigates the biggest leak in Swiss banking history; and, Lesley Stahl reports on a musical production in Harlem with a cast of singers ages 55 and up.
#3 - The Attack on Sony, Cardinal Seán, Mindfulness
Season 47 - Episode 50 - Aired 9/6/2015
Steve Kroft reports on the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures; Norah O'Donnell interviews Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston; Anderson Cooper lays aside mobile devices in an attempt to achieve "mindfulness," a self-awareness scientists say is healthy but is difficult to achieve in a world of digital distractions.
#4 - Remembering Bob Simon
Season 47 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/22/2015
A tribute to correspondent Bob Simon (1941-2015) includes interviews with his "60 Minutes" colleagues, clips of his life's work and three of his finest, award-winning stories.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Dead or Alive, A Few Good Women, Back to the Wild
Season 47 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/2015
Scott Pelley reports on how errors to the SSA’s Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments and identity headaches; David Martin reports on the Marines’ search for women to serve in combat; and, Lesley Stahl reports on a family of zoo gorillas who are released to the wild.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Bashar al Assad, Killing Cancer
Season 47 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/29/2015
Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Syria's four-year-old civil war drags on; and, 60 Minutes follows brain cancer patients in a Duke University clinical trial of a therapy that uses a re-engineered polio virus to kill cancer cells.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Homeland Security, The Good Friday Agreement, Wikimania
Season 47 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/5/2015
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson talks about the evolving role of his department’s massive security efforts; then, a rare interview with Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams; and, meet the Wikipedians!
#8 - Iraq's Christians, Rare Earth Elements, Starstruck
Season 47 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/22/2015
Lara Logan reports on Iraq's Christians; Are modern life's devices under China's grip? Lesley Stahl reports; then, Charlie Rose profiles astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - The Cleveland Division, Water, Who Is Larry David?
Season 47 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/31/2015
Bill Whitaker reports from the Cleveland PD on the hot-button issue of policing in America; Lesley Stahl reports on depleting groundwater; and a hilarious and revealing interview with TV and comedy star Larry David.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Recruiting for ISIS, The Spill at Dan River, The Smartest Dog in the World
Season 47 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/14/2015
Clarissa Ward reports on accusations that Islamic radicals are campaigning for ISIS in the West; then Lesley Stahl reports on how Duke Energy is handling over 100 million tons of coal ash waste in N.C.; and, Anderson Cooper meets Chaser, a dog who can identify over a thousand toys.
#11 - The Storm After the Storm, Lumber Liquidators, Larry David
Season 47 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/2015
An interview with Larry David; an investigation into allegations that thousands of homeowners were denied their flood insurance claims following Hurricane Sandy because of fraudulent engineers’ reports; a report on Chinese-made laminate flooring that may not meet health and safety standards.
#12 - An Unlikely Informant, The Unknown America, King of Crossfit
Season 47 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/10/2015
Anderson Cooper interviews undercover informant Michael Blutrich, one of the most effective informants ever, according to authorities; then, with over 50 percent of our nation lying underwater, huge discoveries await, says explorer Robert Ballard; and, Sharyn Alfonsi profiles Greg Glassman, creator of the CrossFit workout.
#13 - The Lesson of War, All-American, Whisky Island
Season 47 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/3/2015
Scott Pelley explores the effects of war on children; then, Morley Safer profiles “patriotic philanthropist” David Rubenstein; and, Steve Kroft finishes the late Bob Simon’s report about the Scottish island of Islay.
#14 - The Attack on Sony, Ambassador Kennedy, Rush to Judgment
Season 47 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/12/2015
Steve Kroft reports on the Sony Pictures cyberattack; Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy talks with Norah O’Donnell; and, former Duke lacrosse coach discusses his forced resignation during the 2006 Duke rape scandal.
#15 - ZMapp, A New Kind Of Terrorist, Bradley Cooper
Season 47 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/15/2015
Bob Simon reports on the development of ZMapp, a promising drug to combat Ebola; Clarissa Ward reports on the French neighborhood and prison that gave rise to the terrorists who carried out the deadly attacks in Paris; Steve Kroft profiles Bradly Cooper.
#16 - The Republican Leaders, The Cleveland Division, Li Na
Season 47 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/25/2015
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sit down for their first joint interview since the new Republican majority Congress convened. Scott Pelley reports.
#17 - Denied, Inside Homs, Mindfulness
Season 47 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/2014
Treatment for the mentally ill; video and eyewitness accounts from Homs, Syria.
#18 - Campaigning for ISIS, SEAL under fire, Blake Shelton
Season 47 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2014
Clarissa Wards speaks with Islamic radicals in London about accusations they recruit British citizens for battlefields in Syria and Iraq; and, the country music superstar brings Norah O'Donnell back to his hometown for a discussion on his childhood, his music and why he loves going home.
#19 - Death in the Mediterranean, The Battle Above
Season 47 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/26/2015
Desperation fuels the largest mass migration since WWII in which thousands have died trying to reach Europe by sea; then, David Martin gives a rare look at how a branch of the U.S. Air Force called Space Command is preparing for a battle most of us have never thought about -- one high above the Earth.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - Falling Apart, Chernobyl, Forgotten Corner of Hell
Season 47 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2014
Steve Kroft reports on structurally deficient roads and bridges in the U.S.; Bob Simon visits Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of a 1986 nuclear power plant disaster; Anderson Cooper accompanies volunteers who use modern technology to locate the remains of WWII airman missing in action in the waters off Palau in the South Pacific.
Watch Now:Amazon
#21 - President Obama, Chairman Ma
Season 47 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2014
The president sits down with Steve Kroft to discuss the current strategy in the Middle East to combat ISIS; and, Lara Logan speaks with the chairman who took $50,000 in seed money and created a company valued at $231 billion.
#22 - Argentine Prosecutor Assassination, Golf Company Reunion, James Levine, Laminate Flooring Update
Season 47 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/2015
Lesley Stahl reports on the untimely death of Alberto Nisman; Scott Pelley reports on combat Marines adjusting to civilian life; and, a profile of the Metropolitan Opera’s music director James Levine.
#23 - War Stories
Season 47 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/24/2015
This Memorial Day, join 60 Minutes as veterans recount wars long past and those just beginning.
Watch Now:Amazon
#24 - The Islamic State, The Tax Refund Scam
Season 47 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2014
Scott Pelley reports from the front lines in the fight against ISIS in northern Iraq, and con artists have been filing bogus tax returns and collecting millions. Steve Kroft finds out how far the scam has gone and why the IRS hasn't been able to stop it.
#25 - The Spill at Dan River, Disrupting Cancer, The City of Music
Season 47 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2014
Lesley Stahl reports on how the nation's biggest energy company is handling 100 million tons of coal ash waste in North Carolina; Sanjay Gupta profiles billionaire surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong who discusses unconventional ways of treating cancer; Bill Whitaker travels to Cremona, Italy, to visit artisans who are crafting violins the way Antonio Stradivari did 300 years ago.