Season 50

Episode Guide

The Dutch Solution, The Power of Google, Into the Wild

S50 E55
Sep 24, 2018
How Dutch stormwater management could have mitigated damage from Hurricane Florence; then, Steve Kroft reports on how Google got so big; and, Anderson Cooper goes into the wild with Thomas D. Mangelsen

The Data Miner, The Shooting, The Price of Admission

S50 E52
Sep 3, 2018
Untangling the Facebook data scandal; then, Rep. Steve Scalise on surviving his life-threatening gunshot wound; and, why Bill and Melinda Gates put 20,000 students through college

The Fighter, Collateral Damage, The Harvard Lampoon

S50 E51
Aug 26, 2018
From 2017, Lesley Stahl interviews John McCain; then, the U.S. fight against Chinese espionage ensnares innocent Americans; and, 60 Minutes goes inside the Harvard Lampoon

War Crime, Saving a Generation, Second Act

S50 E50
Aug 20, 2018
What a chemical attack in Syria looks like; then, Bill Whitaker reports on how the opioid epidemic is leaving grandparents to raise grandchildren; and, Daniel Barenboim tries bridging the Middle East conflict with music

Hacking Democracy, the Legacy of Lynching, For Better or For Worse

S50 E49
Aug 13, 2018
What happened when Russia hacked the United States' election infrastructure?; then, inside the memorial to victims of lynching; and, following a couple from diagnosis to the final stages of Alzheimer’s

The Wounds of War, The Leaning Tower of San Francisco, Jennifer Lawrence

S50 E48
Aug 6, 2018
Scott Pelley reports on how hospitals have become targets in Syria's civil war; then, San Francisco’s leaning tower of lawsuits; and, Jennifer Lawrence's surprising trip to the top of Hollywood

Pelican Bay, Vast, Airlift

S50 E46
Jul 23, 2018
Reforming solitary confinement at an infamous California prison; then, spectacular revelations courtesy of Hubble; and, saving rhino with helicopters

The Monuments, Seaweed, Alma

S50 E45
Jul 16, 2018
The history and future of Confederate monuments; then, seaweed farming and its surprising benefits; and, the prodigy whose “first language” is Mozart

Friendly Fire, The Rhino Crisis

S50 E38
May 28, 2018
Why were 5 U.S. soldiers killed by an American bomber in Afghanistan; and, controversial rhino horn sales eyed as solution to poaching crisis

Pope Francis, At the Zoo

S50 E36
May 14, 2018
Pope Francis shares candid thoughts in new documentary; and, matchmaking for zoo animals.

100,000 Women, Saving a Generation, Shock Therapy

S50 E35
May 13, 2018
Gynecological Mesh: The medical device that has 100,000 women suing; then, Bill Whitaker reports on how the opioid epidemic is leaving grandparents to raise grandchildren; and, is shock therapy making a comeback?

The Rockford File, Orphans of War, Into the Wild

S50 E34
May 6, 2018
Lesley Stahl reports on the problem with prescription drug prices; then, saving the orphans of war; and, into the wild with Thomas D. Mangelsen

60 Minutes Presents: Behind Bars

S50 E24
Mar 5, 2018
The prison system that emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment; a bank robber who became a law professor; and beautiful music inside the "waiting room of hell"

God of War, The Blockade of Qatar, The Forger

S50 E6
Oct 29, 2017
Defending the U.S. from North Korea's nuclear threat; Qatar's emir stands defiant in face of blockade; then, how a WWII-era forger saved lives, one fake document at a time.

The Whistleblower, Redemption

S50 E4
Oct 15, 2017
Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress; Meet a convicted felon who became a Georgetown law professor.

Hurricane, The Fighter, Divided

S50 E1
Sep 25, 2017
Hurricane Harvey: A fluke or the future? Then, Sen. John McCain fights back; and, is the U.S. still a nation divided? Oprah Winfrey reports.