MAKES THE TOP 10 FOR THE 20^TH TIME IN A ROW

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60 MINUTES is Nielsen’s #1 primetime program for the second straight week. The CBS Newsmagazine drew 8.13 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Feb. 28. It was the 20^th consecutive time 60 MINUTES made the list of America’s top 10 primetime programs. The broadcast finished at #5 or higher in 15 of those weeks.

The last time 60 MINUTES achieved back-to-back # 1 weekly finishes in-season came on the weeks ending May 10 and 17, 2020. This is the third time the CBS Newsmagazine landed at #1 this season.

Sunday’s 60 MINUTES featured Bill Whitaker’s story on distribution of the coronavirus vaccines, David Martin’s report with video and first-hand accounts of the largest ballistic missile attack ever against U.S. troops, and John Dickerson’s profile of Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Colson Whitehead.

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

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