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When does 60 Minutes Season 1 come out?

60 Minutes Season 1 premiered Tuesday, September 24, 1968 on CBS and ended Tuesday, December 24, 1968. The season has 7 episodes.

60 Minutes' first season aired as a bi-weekly broadcast hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner, debuting on September 24, 1968, and alternating weeks with other CBS News productions on Tuesday evenings at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The first edition was described by Reasoner in the opening as a "kind of a magazine for television."

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60 Minutes Season 1 release schedule

60 Minutes Season 1 episode release dates
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1. September 24, 1968

60 Minutes offers a beside-the-scenes look at presidential candidates Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey during their parties' summer nominating conventions then interviews three prominent European political thinkers about the elections before soliciting the opinion of native son and Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Art Buchwald. A conversation with U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark follows during which he attempts to explain the forces at work in the country's rapidly changing relationship with law enforcement officers. A presentation of the short subject documentary "Why Man Creates" concludes this inaugural episode.

Tuesday · 58 years ago

2. October 8, 1968

An exclusive interview with Richard Nixon, the Republican Party candidate for president, a look at highlights from an original musical comedy produced by Theatre Atlanta, and an examination of U.S. Defense research into germ and gas warfare.

Tuesday · 58 years ago

3. October 22, 1968

An exclusive interview with Democratic Party presidential candidate and current Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, an interview with controversial Independent presidential candidate George Wallace, and the second part of an investigative story on U.S. Defense germ and gas warfare research.

Tuesday · 58 years ago

4. November 12, 1968

A look back at last week's election of Richard Nixon as President, a profile of NFL football star quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets and a look at some footage of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia shot in Prague.

Tuesday · 58 years ago

5. November 26, 1968

An interview with former nun and current president of Webster College, Jacqueline Grennan, who left the Roman Catholic Church after challenging its stance on birth control; a trip to the famous Laurent Restaurant with food critic Craig Claiborne; an interview with recently re-elected Senator Edmund Muskie.

Tuesday · 57 years ago

6. December 10, 1968 Finale

An investigation into how sexual assaults are becoming more common in U.S. prisons,a look at cheating in football, shoplifting, and a profile of former ambassador Averell Harriman.

Tuesday · 57 years ago

7. December 24, 1968

Interviews of Coretta Scott King, Bernice King, Dexter King, Yolanda King, family of the late activist Martin Luther King, Jr. during Christmas in Atlanta, Georgia; Report on illiteracy in the U.S.; Interview with Ethel Kennedy the widow of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy; Essay by Andy Rooney on "What Jesus Christ looked like?"

Tuesday · 57 years ago

60 Minutes Season 1 guest stars

  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon

    Self

  • Hubert H. Humphrey

    Hubert H. Humphrey

    Self

  • Art Buchwald

    Self

  • Malcolm Muggeridge

    Malcolm Muggeridge

    Self

  • Peter von Zahn

    Peter von Zahn

    Self

  • Luigi Barzini

    Self

  • Ramsey Clark

    Self

  • George Wallace

    George Wallace

    Self

  • Percy Foreman

    Self

  • Joe Namath

    Joe Namath

    Self

  • Dick Schaap

    Self - Commentator

  • Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber

    Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber

    Self

  • Kamil Winter

    Self

  • Craig Claiborne

    Self

  • Edmund Muskie

    Edmund Muskie

    Self

  • Morley Safer

    Morley Safer

    Self - Correspondent

60 Minutes Season 1 FAQ

When does 60 Minutes Season 1 come out?

60 Minutes Season 1 premiered Tuesday, September 24, 1968 on CBS.

How many episodes are in 60 Minutes Season 1?

60 Minutes Season 1 has 7 episodes.

Are new episodes of 60 Minutes Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released every two weeks.

When is the 60 Minutes Season 1 finale?

The 60 Minutes Season 1 finale (Episode 6) aired Tuesday, December 10, 1968.

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