Season 44

2011

Episode 1 NYPD’s Counterterrorism Unit; Trey Parker and Matt Stone September 25, 2011, 44 min New York Police Department's counterterrorism unit; the murder of a neo-nazi leader; "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Episode 2 Otsuchi, Japan; Alex Honnold; Andy Rooney October 2, 2011, 44 min Bob Simon reports on the relationship between Otsuchi, Japan, and its "sister city" Fort Bragg, Cal.; Lara Logan profiles rock climber Alex Honnold; Morley Safer interviews Andy Rooney, who discusses…
Episode 3 Jeffery Immelt; the Egyptian military October 9, 2011, 44 min General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt discusses creating jobs in the U.S. Also: a report on the treatment of Egyptian citizens by the country's military; a profile of NFL sports agent…
Episode 4 Gen. John Allen; Vincent van Gogh October 16, 2011, 44 min Scott Pelley interviews Marine Corps Gen. John Allen about the war in Afghanistan; Morley Safer interviews authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who discuss their biography of Vincent van…
Episode 5 Steve Jobs; Apps for Autistic people October 23, 2011, 44 min Author Walter Isaacson discusses his biography of Steve Jobs and reveals that Jobs refused early and potentially lifesaving surgery after learning he had cancer. Also: a report on apps for…
Episode 6 Madoffs/All American October 30, 2011, 44 min Madoffs - In their first interview about the crimes of Bernard Madoff, the son and the wife of the man who scammed billions of dollars provide the first inside account…
Episode 7 A Lobbyist’s Playbook, Operation Proper Exit, Andy Rooney November 6, 2011, 44 min A Lobbyist's Playbook - Jack Abramoff, the ex-lobbyist and now ex-convict at the center of the biggest Washington corruption scandal in decades gives his first television interview to Lesley Stahl.…
Episode 8 Insiders/Taser/Freeman Hrabowski November 13, 2011, 44 min Insiders - Steve Kroft reports on how America's lawmakers can legally buy stock based on non-public information. Taser - The non-lethal device has saved many lives and prevented serious injury…
Episode 9 Christine Lagarde, The Pledge, Taylor Swift November 20, 2011, 44 min Christine Lagarde - Thrust into the breach during one of the worst economic crises in decades, Christine Lagarde, the new head of the International Monetary Fund, has become one of…
Episode 10 Hard Times Generation, The Flavorists, Angelina November 27, 2011, 44 min Hard Times Generation - Scott Pelley brings "60 Minutes" cameras back to Central Florida to document another level of homelessness - kids and their parents living in cars. The Flavorists…
Episode 11 Prosecuting Wall Street/Michael Buble December 4, 2011, 44 min Prosecuting Wall Street - Two whistleblowers tell Steve Kroft that their warnings about fraudulent and substandard mortgages were ignored by their companies, offering a rare window into the root causes…
Episode 12 President Obama, Howard Buffett December 11, 2011, 44 min President Obama - Steve Kroft questions the president on a wide range of critical topics, including his performance in office, the U.S. economy and unemployment, and the budget woes in…
Episode 13 The Majority Leader, The Gardens of the Queen, Meryl Streep December 18, 2011, 44 min The Majority Leader - Lesley Stahl questions House Majority Leader Eric Cantor about the partisan politics that are holding up legislation and giving the U.S. Congress such a low approval…
Episode 14 The Library, Mount Athos December 25, 2011, 44 min This special Christmas edition of 60 Minutes features two segments from previous programs. From April 10, 2011, Morley Safer tours the Vatican Library, which holds some of the oldest and…
Episode 15 The Majority Leader, The Perfect Score, The ascent of Alex Honnold January 1, 2012, 44 min Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Then, Sam Eshaghoff tells how he was able to take the SAT and ACT college admissions exams for others; Also, Mountain climber…
Episode 16 Stem cell treatments, Brothers in the Marines, Truffles January 8, 2012, 44 min The Internet is full of websites selling unproven stem cell treatments for incurable illnesses, Marines call each other "brother," but in the Lone Star Battalion, there are five actual sets…
Episode 17 Groupon, Qatar, Jake January 15, 2012, 44 min Groupon - In his first major interview since taking the multibillion dollar Internet company public late last year, the founder and CEO of online daily deals site Groupon talks about…
Episode 18 Wildebeest Migration, Elephant Dictionary, Jane Goodall January 22, 2012, 44 min Scott Pelley visits Kenya to observe the great wildebeest migration; Bob Simon reports on the compilation of an elephant dictionary in Central Africa; Lara Logan interviews anthropologist Jane Goodall.
Episode 19 Leon Panetta, Roger Goodell, Big Game Species in US January 29, 2012, 44 min Scott Pelley interviews Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Steve Kroft profiles NFL commissioner Roger Goodell; Lara Logan reports on breeding and hunting big-game species in the U.S.
Episode 20 Dolly Parton, Anna Wintour, Meryl Streep February 5, 2012, 44 min Morley Safer profiles three famous ladies. From June 7, 2009 - Dolly Parton - An interview with Dolly Parton concerning her life, musical career, and the production of the Broadway…
Episode 21 Deception at Duke, India’s Gold, The year of Adele February 12, 2012, 44 min Deception at Duke - Scott Pelley reports on a Duke University oncologist whose supervisor says he manipulated the data in his study of a breakthrough cancer therapy. India's Gold -The…
Episode 22 Trapped in Unemployment, Treating Depression, The Mozart of Chess February 19, 2012, 44 min Trapped in Unemployment - As the number of Americans without work for a year or two rises into the millions, Scott Pelley reports on a program designed to help the…
Episode 23 Going to Extremes February 26, 2012, 44 min From October 11, 2009: The Birdmen (Steve Kroft) - Steve Kroft reports on the latest extreme adventurer craze: men donning wing suits and jumping off mountain tops to glide at…
Episode 24 Stuxnet, The Archbishop of Dublin, Redshirting March 4, 2012, 44 min Stuxnet - The sophisticated computer worm that sabotaged Iran's nuclear program is now out there, its idea and methods exposed to terrorists or rogue nations who could use them to…
Episode 25 The Spymaster Speaks, Teacher to the World, Aerosmith March 11, 2012, 44 min The Spymaster Speaks - While the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran becomes an election year issue, the former head of Israel's intelligence service, Meir Dagan, sits down with Lesley Stahl…
Episode 26 SpaceX, Face Blindness March 18, 2012, 44 min SpaceX - Elon Musk was the first private citizen to launch a space vehicle into orbit and bring it back to Earth. Now, the founder of SpaceX is competing against…
Episode 27 Resurrecting Chrysler, Evidence of Innocence, Novak Djokovic March 25, 2012, 44 min Resurrecting Chrysler - Just a few years ago, Chrysler was in chapter 11, its future bleak. Now, with a new leader in Sergio Marchionne and a new company forged by…
Episode 28 Hard Landing, Sugar, Art Market April 1, 2012, 44 min Hard Landing - Seven thousand employees of the Kennedy Space Center lost their jobs when the final Space Shuttle was launched last July, a loss of income that's hit the…
Episode 29 An Imperfect Union, The Sport of Kings, Joy in the Congo April 8, 2012, 44 min An Imperfect Union - Steve Kroft reports on the debt crisis in Europe, where weaker members of the European Union struggle to pay debt and try to avoid a financial…
Episode 30 Mike Wallace April 15, 2012, 44 min Mike Wallace: "60 Minutes" will devote its entire hour to its beloved colleague and founding correspondent, Mike Wallace, who died on April 7 at the age of 93.
Episode 31 The Case Against Lehman, Christians of the Holy Land, The Trouble with Treasure April 22, 2012, 44 min The Case Against Lehman - Steve Kroft talks to the bank examiner whose investigation reveals the how and why of the spectacular financial collapse of Lehman Brothers, the bankruptcy that…
Episode 32 Hard Measures, Hooked April 29, 2012, 44 min Hard Measures - The former head of the CIA's Clandestine Service, Jose Rodriguez, talks to Lesley Stahl about the "enhanced interrogation techniques," including waterboarding, used on high-level al Qaeda detainees.…
Episode 33 The Raptor, Cleaning Up Whitley County, Michael Phelps May 6, 2012, 44 min The Raptor - Two pilots who refuse to fly the nation's top fighter jet because of safety and health concerns risk their wings to become military whistleblowers and speak out…
Episode 34 Hank, The Gulen Movement, The Role of a Lifetime May 13, 2012, 44 min Hank - Legendary retired covert CIA Officer Henry "Hank" Crumpton tells his spy stories to Lara Logan, including his role in the early war in Afghanistan as Deputy Director of…
Episode 35 Dropping Out, Hard Cases, Roger Waters May 20, 2012, 44 min Dropping Out - A billionaire's program to pay students with promising ideas to drop out of college is attracting students and critics. Internet business pioneer Peter Thiel thinks his program…
Episode 36 Final Resting Place, Tel Aviv, The Many Meryls May 27, 2012, 44 min An interview with former marine Dakota Meyer upon receiving the Medal of Honor; profiles of five sets of brothers who fought to do battle together in Afghanistan; a report on…
Episode 37 Elon Musk, Jeff Hall and the NSM, Angelina Jolie June 3, 2012, 44 min Scott Pelley interviews SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who discusses private space travel; Lesley Stahl investigates the murder of a neo-Nazi and a growing subculture of hate in the U.S.; Bob…
Episode 38 Leon Panetta, Texas Safaris, Matt Stone and Trey Parker June 10, 2012, 44 min Scott Pelley interviews Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Lara Logan reports on breeding and hunting big-game species in the U.S.; Steve Kroft profiles Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Episode 39 Insiders, Freeman Hrabowski, Taylor Swift June 17, 2012, 44 min Steve Kroft reports on how U.S. lawmakers legally buy stock based on nonpublic information; Byron Pitts profiles Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Lesley Stahl interviews Taylor…
Episode 40 Greg Mortenson, Howard Buffett, Novak Djokovic June 24, 2012, 44 min An investigation into the validity of humanitarian Greg Mortenson's best-selling stories. Also: Howard Buffett, who will succeed his father, Warren Buffett, as the head of a multibillion-dollar holding company; and…
Episode 41 Stuxnet, Qatar, The Most Expensive Food in the World July 1, 2012, 44 min Steve Kroft examines the computer worm Stuxnet; Bob Simon visits Qatar; Lesley Stahl reports on the black-market trade of pricey white truffles.
Episode 42 A Lobbyist’s Playbook, Redshirting, The Mozart of Chess July 8, 2012, 44 min Lesley Stahl interviews former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff; Morley Safer reports on the rising incidence of "redshirting," in which children with late birthdays are held back from school; Bob Simon…
Episode 43 Steve Jobs, Apps for Autism July 15, 2012, 44 min Author Walter Isaacson discusses his biography of Steve Jobs. Also: a report on apps designed to help people with autism communicate.
Episode 44 Evidence of Innocence, India’s Gold, Michael Phelps July 22, 2012, 44 min Lara Logan interviews Michael Morton, who spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit; Byron Pitts reports on the demand for gold in India; Anderson Cooper…
Episode 45 Hard Times Generation, The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh July 29, 2012, 44 min A report on homelessness in central Florida. Also: the life and death of Vincent van Gogh is discussed with biographers, who say that the widely-accepted notion that he committed suicide…
Episode 46 Sugar, Face Blindness August 5, 2012, 44 min Sanjay Gupta investigates whether or not sugar is toxic; Lesley Stahl reports on face blindness, a condition that prevents people from recognizing faces.
Episode 47 Romney Ryan, Trapped in Unemployment, Joy in the Congo August 12, 2012, 44 min Scott Pelley examines a program designed to help long-term unemployed workers get back into the job force; Morley Safer reports on artificial food flavors; and Bob Simon puts the spotlight…
Episode 48 The Case Against Lehman Brothers, The Archbishop of Dublin, Aerosmith August 19, 2012, 44 min The financial collapse of Lehman Brothers is studied via a conversation with a bank examiner who investigated the financial-service firm. Also: a sex-abuse crisis in the Irish Catholic Church; and…
Episode 49 The Pledge, Stem Cell Fraud, The Sport of Kings August 26, 2012, 44 min "The Pledge" rebroadcasts a profile of conservative anti-tax activist Grover Norquist. "Stem Cell Fraud" rebroadcasts an investigation into a doctor who falsely claims he can use stem cells to treat…
Episode 50 Resurrecting Chrysler, The Flavorists, Teacher to the World September 2, 2012, 44 min "Resurrecting Chrysler" rebroadcasts a segment on the revitalization of the automaker. "The Flavorists" rebroadcasts a segment on the people who make the artificial flavors in food. "Teacher to the World"…
Episode 51 Killing Bin Laden September 9, 2012, 44 min Scott Pelley interviews a former SEAL who was part of the team that assassinated Osama bin Laden.
Episode 52 The Spymaster Speaks, The Player, The Year of Adele September 16, 2012, 44 min "The Spymaster Speaks" rebroadcasts an interview with the former head of Israel's intelligence service. "The Player" rebroadcasts a profile of the famous sports agent Drew Rosenhaus. "The Year of Adele"…
Episode 53 President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney September 23, 2012, 44 min President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are interviewed.