September 24th, 1968-
An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.
Highlights: Richard Nixon awaits GOP Convention results in a Miami hotel
Hubert Humphrey awaits Democratic election results in Chicago hotel.
Series Premiere.
Mike Wallace host.
NOTE: This is a lost episode that was not archived by CBS.
The Library of Congress has archived all of the "60 MINUTES" series which premiered September 24, 1968 with the exception of 13 of the first season's 19 episodes.
Those NOT archived are broadcasts number 1 (Sept. 24 1968), 3 (Oct. 22, 1968), 6 (Dec. 10, 1968), 8 (Jan. 7, 1969), 9 (Jan. 21, 1969), 10 (Feb. 4, 1969), 11 (Feb. 18, 1969), 12 (March 4, 1969), 13 (March 15, 1969), 14 (April 1, 1969), 15 (April 15, 1969), 16 (April 22 1969) & 19 (June 24, 1969 which had two re-runs and one new episode).
ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, Inc. has in its archive excerpts from the premiere episode, #1 (Sept. 24, 1968), episode #8 (Jan. 7, 1969), episode #10 (Feb. 4, 1969), episode #12 (March 4, 1969) and episode #16 (April 22, 1969).