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60 MINUTES
Air Date: Sunday, March 03, 2024
Time Slot: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#5621) "Operation Lone Star; 97 Books; Artemis"
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"60 MINUTES" LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 3

Airs 7:00-8:00 PM, ET/ PT on the CBS Television Network

OPERATION LONE STAR - After President Biden and former President Trump's visits to the Texas-Mexico border this past week, correspondent Cecilia Vega reports from Eagle Pass, Texas, where she interviewed Governor Greg Abbott. The governor's controversial border enforcement effort, known as Operation Lone Star, has led to a showdown with the federal government. Andy Court is the producer.

97 BOOKS - Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the battle to ban 97 books in one South Carolina public school district and the role played by the national movement for "parental rights" inspired by a group called Moms for Liberty. The group says it is "fighting for the survival of America" but the book banning attempt was met with strong opposition in Beaufort, S.C. Henry Schuster and Sarah Turcotte are the producers.

ARTEMIS - Bill Whitaker reports on NASA's plans to send Americans back to the moon with hopes of building a lunar outpost and traveling onward to Mars. With a stated target date of late 2026, Whitaker reports from Kennedy Space Center, interviews NASA's top watchdog, and visits one of its contractors, Blue Origin, where he asks tough questions around costs and timeline as they work towards this historic undertaking. Rome Hartman is the producer.

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60 MINUTES (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/24/68 - ???
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currently airing (fall 2024)
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sundays from 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST
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(from CBS's web site, September 2024) 60 MINUTES, with its hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews, and in-depth profiles, is the most successful broadcast in television history, marking 50 consecutive years as America's #1 news program after the 2023-24 season. It has been honored with almost every broadcast journalism award, including 25 Peabody awards for excellence in television broadcasting. Created by Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes premiered on September 24, 1968. The executive producer is Bill Owens.
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