60 Minutes TV Show

Television Show Summary for 60 Minutes

Television Show Summary

The 70s TV show 60 Minutes has been a staple of Sunday night television since the late 1960's. The TV series became a ratings powerhouse during the 70's, and continues to garner a big audience to this day.

TV Show Plot For 60 Minutes

During the 70's, 60 Minutes covered many controversial stories such as a 1971 feature on the situation in the Gulf of Tonkin; "The Poppy Fields of Turkey -- The Heroin Labs of Marseilles -- The N.Y. Connection" (1972); "The Selling of Colonel Herbert" (1973); "The End of a Salesman" (1974); "Local News and Ratings War" (1974.) The Watergate scandal was covered extensively during the 1974-76 seasons. Other stories included a controversial story on the plight of Jordanian Jews (1976); a feature on brain damage suffered by workers in a chemical plant manufacturing Kepone (1976.)

Cast of 60 Minutes TV Show

Correspondants:
Morley Safer (1970–present)
Mike Wallace (1968–2006)
Harry Reasoner (1968–1970, 1978–1991)
Dan Rather (1975–1981, 2005–2006)

Commentators:
James J. Kilpatrick (Conservative debater, 1971–1979)
Shana Alexander (Liberal debater, 1975–1979)
Nicholas Von Hoffman (Liberal debater, 1971–1974)

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