Season 50

Episode Guide

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

S50 E55
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The history and future of Confederate monuments; then, seaweed farming and its surprising benefits; and, the prodigy whose “first language” is Mozart

Human Cargo, Governor Brown, The Isle of Eigg

S50 E42
Scott Pelley reports on human smuggling across the southern border; then, the governor who's castigating the president on climate change; and, Steve Kroft ventures to the Isle of Eigg

Friendly Fire, The Rhino Crisis

S50 E38
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
Pope Francis shares candid thoughts in new documentary; and, matchmaking for zoo animals.

100,000 Women, Saving a Generation, Shock Therapy

S50 E35
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
Lesley Stahl reports on the problem with prescription drug prices; then, saving the orphans of war; and, into the wild with Thomas D. Mangelsen

CRISPR, The Gates Scholars, Seaweed

S50 E33
Bill Whitaker reports on CRISPR, the gene-editing tool revolutionizing biomedical research; then, why Bill and Melinda Gates put 20,000 students through college; and, seaweed farming and its surprising benefits

Untangling the Facebook data scandal, Inside MIT's "Future Factory," For better or worse: Living with Alzheimer's

S50 E32
Lesley Stahl reports on Aleksandr Kogan, the link between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica; then, Scott Pelley goes inside MIT's "Future Factory"; and, for better or worse, living with Alzheimer's

Flying under the radar, Closing the gender pay gap

S50 E31
Steve Kroft investigates Allegiant Air, a discount carrier known more for its ultra-low fares than its high record of in-flight breakdowns; and, leading by example to close the gender pay gap.

Hacking Democracy, the Legacy of Lynching, The Harvard Lampoon

S50 E30
What happened when Russia hacked the United States' election infrastructure?; then, inside the memorial to victims of lynching; and, the Harvard Lampoon

Mancini’s Brain, Second Act, The Scrolls of Herculaneum

S50 E29
How IEDs may be physically causing PTSD; then, Daniel Barenboim tries bridging the Middle East conflict with music; and, can technology unravel the secrets sealed by Mt. Vesuvius 2,000 years ago?

The Monuments, Clones

S50 E26
The history and future of Confederate monuments; and, the clones of polo

Human Cargo, Secretary of Education, Treating Trauma

S50 E25
Human smuggling across the southern border; then, Betsy DeVos on guns, school choice and why people don't like her; and, treating childhood trauma

60 Minutes Presents: Behind Bars

S50 E24
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"

War Crime, JR, Jennifer Lawrence

S50 E23
What a chemical attack in Syria looks like; then, larger than life displays by French photographer JR; and, Jennifer Lawrence's surprising trip to the top of Hollywood

Secretary Tillerson, Divided II

S50 E22
Rex Tillerson opens up in rare, wide-ranging interview; and, Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan

Showdown, Olympic Cheating, Senator Gillibrand

S50 E21
Recognizing concealed carry permits across state lines; then, running from Putin after helping him cheat; and, Sen. Gillibrand: The political face of the #MeToo movement

The leaning tower of San Francisco, Le Carré.

S50 E19
San Francisco's leaning tower of lawsuits; and, an ex-British spy on leading a "double life" as a famous author

Disinformation Warfare, Predicting Murder, Impact

S50 E16
RT's editor-in-chief on election meddling, being labeled Russian propaganda; Predicting crime in Chicago; and, Combat veterans coming home with CTE

60 Minutes Presents: Making A Difference

S50 E15
How do Make-A-Wish wishes come true?; then, affordable care for those still uninsured; and, Chess instills new dreams in kids from rural Mississippi county

Too big to prosecute, An American Terrorist, Airlift

S50 E13
Whistleblowers: DEA attorneys went easy on McKesson, the country’s largest drug distributor; then, rejecting hate, after spending nearly a decade spreading it; and, saving rhino with helicopters

Feeding Puerto Rico, Wounds of War, The Isle of Eigg

S50 E10
A popular chef serves people in Puerto Rico; Then, when hospitals become targets; And, a tiny island is a testament to human independence

God of War, The Blockade of Qatar, The Forger

S50 E6
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.

Inside al Qaeda, Pelican Bay, Corkscrewed

S50 E5
Inside al Qaeda: Living and working with terrorists; Reforming solitary confinement at infamous California prison; then, billionaire Koch brother's crusade against counterfeit wine.

The Whistleblower, Redemption

S50 E4
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
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.