Since 1968, 60 Minutes has been bringing in-depth reporting and exclusive interviews to audiences on many of the biggest stories and interesting topics of the time. That continues as 60 Minutes season 56 is a fixture of the CBS TV schedule.
Keep up with when the latest episode of 60 Minutes is airing, who's on it and how you can watch it (as well as past episodes and bonus features) right here in our 60 Minutes guide.
60 minutes next episode
A new episodes 60 Minutes airs Sunday, December 22, at 7:30 pm ET/7 pm PT on CBS. Here's a look at the stories being featured on this week's episode:
The Pager Plot: For the first time, ex-Mossad agents who led the exploding pager and walkie-talkie plot against Hezbollah, which garnered worldwide attention in September, detail their 10-year undercover op in an interview with Lesley Stahl. Meeting in Israel, the agents, who recently retired from service, share never-before-known details that caught Hezbollah fighters by surprise and ultimately spurred change across the region from Lebanon to Syria to Iran.
The Iron River: With an estimated 200,000 to half a million US firearms smuggled into Mexico each year through what’s known as “the Iron River,” Sharyn Alfonsi reports on Mexico’s legal battle against American gun manufacturers and dealers and the efforts to curb gun trafficking to the cartels.
Joy to the World: At 25, with a powerful voice heralded as a once-in-a-generation talent, jazz vocalist Samara Joy is already making her mark in a genre that was last popular over 50 years ago. Bill Whitaker caught up with Joy on her Christmas tour where she was joined by her family, a gospel dynasty. 60 Minutes has a front row seat as the Grammy winner puts her own spin on the jazz classics.
60 Minutes journalists
60 Minutes features some of the best TV journalists/correspondents around, with a roster that includes:
- Sharyn Alfonsi
- Anderson Cooper
- Norah O’Donnell
- Scott Pelley
- Lesley Stahl
- Cecilia Vega
- L. Jon Wertheim
- Bill Whitaker
How to watch 60 Minutes
If you're interested in watching 60 Minutes live every Sunday, you can easily do that if you have a traditional pay-TV plan, a TV antenna or a live TV streaming service that carries CBS, such as Fubo, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. However, there is also an option if you have cut the cord in favor of streaming, as Paramount Plus with Showtime gives subscribers the ability to watch their local CBS channel live.
Paramount Plus is also a good on-demand option for watching 60 Minutes, as full episodes are available on the streaming platform after they air on CBS for all subscribers.
A free option to keep up with 60 Minutes is to watch clips of the show on YouTube. The 60 Minutes channel on YouTube offers extended looks at the pieces shown in episodes, though they may be broken up or not include everything shown on live TV.
60 Minutes has also launched a free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel on free streaming service Pluto TV, Paramount Plus and the CBS News streaming platform that allows viewers to watch old interviews from throughout the show's history.
