The BEST episodes of 60 Minutes season 53
Every episode of 60 Minutes season 53, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 60 Minutes season 53!
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#1 - Ask Ohio, Arizona Counts, The First Outbreak
Season 53 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2020
Ohio voters on who they're backing in 2020; Then, Arizona's move from Republican stronghold to swing state in play for Democrats; And, Inside the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.
#2 - January 6th, 11,780 Votes, American Independent
Season 53 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/10/2021
Nancy Pelosi speaks to 60 Minutes about the Capitol riot; Then, President Trump's phone call with Georgia's top election official; And, Angus King: The 60 Minutes Interview
#3 - Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys
Season 53 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/9/2021
Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.
#4 - Putin’s Public Enemy, Dr. Fauci, Hell Flight
Season 53 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2020
Alexey Navalny describes being poisoned; Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci on his media restrictions, Trump contracting COVID, masks, voting and more; And, the COVID flight from Hell.
#5 - A Fair Shot, Darren Walker, Survival
Season 53 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/4/2021
Inside Florida's chaotic vaccine rollout; How Darren Walker, the head of the Ford Foundation, wants to change philanthropy; And, survivors recount being stranded on an island as teens 50 years ago.
#6 - SolarWinds, Bill Gates 3.0, Simone Biles
Season 53 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/14/2021
Unprecedented Russian SolarWinds hack that infiltrated federal government likely still happening; Then, Bill Gates on how the world can avoid a climate disaster; And, Simone Biles readies for her final Olympics.
#7 - The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon
Season 53 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/7/2021
Stories from COVID-19's unequal recession; Then, the longshot candidate to treat COVID; And, NASA's women sending America back to the moon.
#8 - Prosecuting the Riot, Race in the Ranks, Back to School
Season 53 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/21/2021
Detailing the charges facing the Capitol rioters; Then, changing how the military handles racial bias in the ranks; And, studying coronavirus spread in one Georgia school system.
#9 - Facial Recognition, UAP, Rafa
Season 53 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/16/2021
Police using facial recognition amidst claims of wrongful arrests; Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs; And, Rafael Nadal offers 60 Minutes a glimpse into his life.
#10 - Progress and Patience, Incoming, Colson Whitehead
Season 53 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/28/2021
The efforts to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations; Then, never-before-seen video of the attack on Al Asad Airbase; And, Colson Whitehead: The 60 Minutes interview
#11 - Chairman Powell, The Last Pandemic, Prince and the Revelation
Season 53 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/11/2021
Fed Chair Jerome Powell tells 60 Minutes America is going back to work; Pentagon programs hope to make COVID-19 the last pandemic ever; And, what's hidden in Prince's vault of unreleased music?
#12 - Against All Enemies, The Threat, The Comeback
Season 53 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/17/2021
How Washington is bolstering security for the inauguration; Then, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund's account of the Capitol assault; And, Washington Football Team QB Alex Smith's comeback from nearly losing his leg
#13 - Saudi Fugitives, The High Cost of Healing, Excited Delirium
Season 53 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/13/2020
Saudi citizens accused of crimes in U.S. escaping justice; Then, investigating practices by Sutter Health that led to higher California health care costs; And, how a questionable syndrome, ‘excited delirium,’ could be protecting police officers from misconduct charges.
#14 - The Oath Keepers; Race and Health; Viola Davis
Season 53 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/18/2021
The Oath Keepers militia group's path to breaching the Capitol; Black Americans more prone to health issues because of racism; Viola Davis: The 60 Minutes Interview
#15 - The Secretary of State, Chips, The Premonition
Season 53 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/2/2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the threat posed by China; America's microchip problem; And, early pandemic spotters at the center of Michael Lewis' new book, "The Premonition."
#16 - Treating COVID-19 Today, The Lincoln Project, Grizzlies
Season 53 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2020
The COVID-19 treatments showing the most promise; Then, inside the Lincoln Project's campaign against President Trump; And, finding ways to coexist with grizzly bears in Montana
#17 - Florida’s Amendment 4, The Wall, Sir David
Season 53 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2020
How many of Florida's felons will be able to vote in the swing state? Then, engineers say a private section of the border wall will eventually fail. And, Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview
#18 - Left Behind, The Biodata Race, DNA For Sale
Season 53 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/31/2021
Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19; Then, How China is racing to collect Americans’ DNA; And, The big money market for your DNA.
#19 - Genetic Revolution, The Youngest Refugees, Vision of Music
Season 53 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/2020
Could gene therapy cure sickle cell anemia? Then, Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children. And, 60 Minutes profiles blind musical prodigy Matthew Whitaker
#20 - Attack on the Judiciary, Handcuffed to the Truth, QAnon
Season 53 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/2021
Judges say it's time for more security in the face of mounting violence; Then, Holding Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime accountable for war crimes; And, QAnon's corrosive impact on the U.S.
#21 - What Happened in Wuhan?, Ransomware, Sir David
Season 53 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/6/2021
WHO-led inquiry ends with even more questions than it began with on coronavirus origin; Then, how cybercriminals hold data hostage... and why the best solution is often paying a ransom; And, Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview
#22 - The Battle for the Ballot, H.R. McMaster, Coach O and the Sideways Season
Season 53 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2020
Pennsylvania's battle over mail-in voting; Then, an interview with former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster; And, Ed Orgeron's journey from the bayou to LSU
#23 - Cause and Effect, Talent on the Spectrum, Seinfeld in 2020
Season 53 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2020
Climate scientists on 2020’s wildfires and storms; Then, companies seek out potential employees with autism; And, Jerry Seinfeld: The 2020 60 Minutes Interview.
#24 - Variants, The Prosecutor, Best Band in the Land
Season 53 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/14/2021
An in-depth look at coronavirus variants; Then, Prosecutor Kim Gardner's fight to reform the St. Louis justice system; And, the story of New Orleans' St. Augustine High School Marching Band
#25 - Counting the Vote, Operation Warp Speed, Ken Burns
Season 53 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/8/2020
Pennsylvania election officials detail their vote count, share experiences from election week; Then, planning the distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine; And, Ken Burns speaks with Scott Pelley about how his films are made, the message he wants to convey with them and how he became the person he is today.