60 MINUTES took the top spot as the week’s #1 primetime program in total viewers and adults 18+, and #2 in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, March 19. The CBS newsmagazine delivered 8.26 million total viewers, 8.08 million in adults 18+ and 1.62 million in adults 25-54.

60 MINUTES collected 242 million potential social impressions on Sunday and delivered its best audience since Jan. 8, 2023.

Sunday’s edition of 60 MINUTES featured Norah O’Donnell’s two-part report on the state of the Navy aboard the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea; and Sharyn Alfonsi’s profile of billionaire businessman and owner of ACF Fiorentina, Rocco Commisso. Click here to watch the broadcast.

Bill Owens is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES, America’s most-watched news program.

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