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 - Remembering Jimmy Carter; Cuban Spycraft; Nvidia; Finding Cillian Murphy
Season 57 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/29/2024
#2 - Fraud; To Walk Again; Jamie Lee Curtis
Season 57 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/11/2025
Fraud in government programs; innovative technology helping people with traumatic spinal cord injuries; actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
#3 - China's Spies; The IRS; The Future of Warfare
Season 57 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/18/2025
Chinese covert agents who monitor and influence events outside their own borders, and surveil and intimidate Chinese dissidents right here in America; recent large-scale firings at the Internal Revenue Service; Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.
#4 - Children of War; Notre Dame; Timothée Chalamet
Season 57 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/18/2025
First, a report on children living with veterans with PTSD. Then, a look inside Notre Dame, open five years after fire. And, Timothée Chalamet: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#5 - Larkin's War; Left Behind; Indian Relay
Season 57 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/25/2025
First, a report on a dad's mission to uncover brain injuries after his Navy SEAL son's suicide. Then, a look at the California wildfires cleanup challenges. And, inside the dangerous Indian Relay horse race.
#6 - An Island Off An Island; Caligula's Gardens; Return to Gorongosa
Season 57 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/25/2025
First, a look at Fogo Island's comeback story. Then, uncovering Caligula's gardens. And, a report on rehabilitating Gorongosa National Park.
#7 - Cuban Spycraft; Robo; Dua Lipa
Season 57 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/1/2025
First, a report on the Americans spying for Cuba in the United States. Then, a look at the marble-sculpting robots shaking up the art world. And, Dua Lipa: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#8 - Scattered Spider; Knife; Aussiewood
Season 57 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/1/2025
First, a report on costly ransomware attacks. Then, Salman Rushdie: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, a look at what Australian stars bring to Hollywood.
#9 - The Pager Plot; A Psychedelic Journey; Mr. Clooney Goes to Broadway
Season 57 - Episode 40 - Aired 6/8/2025
First, a report on how Israel's pagers fooled Hezbollah. Then, U.S. veterans with PTSD take a psychedelic journey in Mexico. And, George Clooney: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview.
#10 - Unintended Consequences; Wood to Whiskey; Finding Cillian Murphy
Season 57 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/15/2025
First, a report on the consequences of Texas' strict abortion laws. Then, a look at the booming, bourbon-driven barrel business. And, Cillian Murphy: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#11 - Danger in the South China Sea; 3D Printing
Season 57 - Episode 42 - Aired 6/15/2025
First, how a Philippines, China clash could draw in the U.S. Then, 3D printing homes on Earth, someday the moon.
#12 - The Promise; The Land of Declining Sons
Season 57 - Episode 54 - Aired 8/17/2025
First, a report on the identification of 9/11 victims' remains. Then, a look at Japan’s population crisis.
#13 - Evidence; The Future of Warfare; Lourdes
Season 57 - Episode 55 - Aired 8/24/2025
First, a look at evidence that could change our understanding of 9/11. Then, hear from Palmer Luckey on making autonomous weapons for the U.S. and its allies. And, investigating medically unexplained cures.
#14 - China's Spies; St. Mary's; Sounds of Cajun Country
Season 57 - Episode 56 - Aired 8/31/2025
First, a report on China expanding its spying efforts in the U.S. Then, a look at teens’ innovative Pythagorean Theorem work. And, why the music of Cajun country is enjoying a renaissance.
#15 - Disrupter U.; Sculpting Evolution; Flight of the Monarchs
Season 57 - Episode 57 - Aired 9/21/2025
First, a look at UATX: the college advocating for free speech. Then, a report on mouse DNA and the fight against Lyme disease. And, inside the monarch butterfly migration mystery.
#16 - The Rule of Law; Freezing the Biological Clock
Season 57 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/4/2025
How law firms accused by President Trump of "weaponizing" the justice system against him are responding to White House pressure; exploring whether egg freezing provides women with a way to pause their biological clock.
#17 - Pope Francis; Notre Dame; Built by Angels
Season 57 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/29/2024
First, Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview. Then, see inside Notre Dame. And, visit Lalibela, the mysterious holy site.
#18 - Kevin Hart; Jeff Koons; Dua Lipa
Season 57 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/2025
First, Kevin Hart: the 60 Minutes Interview. Then, Jeff Koons: the 60 Minutes Interview. And, Dua Lipa: the 60 Minutes Interview.
#19 - Navalny; Our Mistake Is Your Responsibility; Kate Winslet
Season 57 - Episode 43 - Aired 6/22/2025
First, Yulia Navalnaya: The 60 Minutes Interview. Then, what happens when Social Security mistakenly overpays. And, Kate Winslet: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#20 - Humans in the Loop; Sealand; Werner Herzog
Season 57 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/29/2025
First, a report on how training AI takes a toll on Kenyan workers. Then, welcome to Sealand, the world’s smallest state. And, Werner Herzog: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#21 - Under the Radar; The Album; Tasmanian Tiger
Season 57 - Episode 46 - Aired 6/29/2025
First, an investigation into U.S. drone swarm mysteries dating back years. Then, a look at a play based on a Nazi’s photo album from Auschwitz. And, a report on efforts to revive the extinct Tasmanian tiger.
#22 - The Green River Drift; Ballmer's Ballgame; Ina Garten
Season 57 - Episode 48 - Aired 7/6/2025
The longest-running cattle drive in America; Steve Ballmer, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers; cookbook author Ina Garten's journey from working at the White House to becoming a successful businesswoman and Food Network TV host.
#23 - The Vatican's Orphans; A Tutor for Every Student; The Mezcaleros
Season 57 - Episode 50 - Aired 7/20/2025
First, the Vatican’s orphans. Then, meet Khanmigo: the AI tutor for students. And, a look at how mezcal producers preserve traditional methods as demand for the liquor grows.
#24 - Death Flights; John Oliver
Season 57 - Episode 51 - Aired 7/27/2025
First, a look at what went into finding Argentina’s “death flight” plane. Then, a report on babies stolen during Argentina’s dictatorship. And, John Oliver: The 60 Minutes Interview.
#25 - Demis Hassabis; Freezing the Biological Clock
Season 57 - Episode 52 - Aired 8/3/2025
First, a report on what's next for AI at Google DeepMind. And, a look at how egg freezing offers options for women, despite the cost and concerns.