The BEST episodes of 60 Minutes season 57
Every episode of 60 Minutes season 57, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 60 Minutes season 57!
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#1 - Road to Damascus; Unveiling; The House of Hermès
Season 57 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/2024
First, a report on Syrians looking toward a future without Assad. Then, victims say fake nudes created by AI "nudify" sites are causing real harm. And, a look at Hermès and the success of the Birkin bag.
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Season 57 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/2024
A new startup university, the University of Austin, in Austin, Texas, labeled by some as an "anti-woke university"; workers teaching and improving AI; Espanola, New Mexico, a town that's a hub of lowrider culture.
#3 - Notre Dame; Smith Island; Kate Winslet; Welcome to the Wedding
Season 57 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/2024
First, see inside Notre Dame. Then, a report on a Maryland island faces rising sea levels. Next, Kate Winslet: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, how a fake wedding was used to sneak Afghans to safety.
#4 - Boeing's Whistleblowers; Big Crypto; A Tutor for Every Student; Thai Elephants
Season 57 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2024
First, hear from Boeing whistleblowers on airplane concerns. Then, a look at how crypto cash is shaping politics. Plus, meet Khanmigo: the AI tutor for students. And, can science help end human-elephant conflict?
#5 - The Promise; Aussiewood; Bhutan
Season 57 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2024
First, a report on the identification of 9/11 victims' remains. Then, a look at what Australian stars bring to Hollywood. And, why Bhutan is building Mindfulness City.
#6 - Scourge of Our Time; The Trustbuster; Inside the Archives
Season 57 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2024
First, a report on fentanyl killing over 70,000 a year in the U.S. Then, FTC Chair Lina Khan: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, take a look inside the treasures of the National Archives.
#7 - Pennsylvania Counts; The Vatican’s Orphans; Ballmer’s Ballgame
Season 57 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2024
First, a look at how Pennsylvania is confronting election fears. Then, a report on the Vatican’s Orphans. And, Steve Ballmer: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#8 - Relief, N.C.; Navalny; The Swingiest County; The Cap Arcona
Season 57 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2024
The hardest hit areas of Hurricane Helene; anti-Putin activist Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya; Door County, Wisconsin, a county that has voted for the winning candidate in every presidential election this century; the bombing of Cap Arcona.
#9 - The Prosecution of January 6th; Danger in the South China Sea; Dua Lipa
Season 57 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2024
First, a report on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions. Then, how a Philippines, China clash could draw in the U.S. And, Dua Lipa: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#10 - After the Hurricane; Vladimir Kara-Murza; Welcome to the W; The Mezcaleros
Season 57 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2024
First, whistleblowers say Florida insurance carriers used altered hurricane damage reports. Then, Russian Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about being freed. And, WNBA players talk about league success. Plus, how Mezcal traditions are preserved as demand grows.
#11 - Deportation; Sanctions; Surfmen
Season 57 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/2024
Donald Trump's campaign promise to conduct the largest deportation in American history; Daleep Singh discusses what is fueling Russia's economy; training for the U.S. Coast Guard's National Motor Lifeboat School.
#12 - The Shift; The War Reporter; Robo; Mysterious Russian Deaths
Season 57 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2024
The results of the 2024 presidential election; Andriy Tsaplienko, a Ukrainian journalist fighting for his country's survival; a report on robots making art; poisonings and accidental deaths of a growing number of enemies of Vladimir Putin.
#13 - Election Truth; Unintended Consequences; The Land of Novo
Season 57 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2024
How Georgia officials plan to combat election fraud conspiracy theories and protect the safety of poll workers; doctors and mothers who say abortion laws are resulting in unintended consequences; Denmark's sudden wealth.
#14 - Election Special
Season 57 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2024
Vice President Kamala Harris; Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.); Arizona's Maricopa County, home to more than 60 percent of Arizona's voters and a critical battleground in a key swing state; the one year anniversary of Hamas' terror attack on Israel.