60 Minutes

60 Minutes is the name of several television newsmagazines, the first of which has been produced by CBS News since 1968. That show, created and made successful by producer Don Hewitt, has inspired similar shows on Australian television and New Zealand television. The shows begin and end with the image and sound of a ticking stopwatch, an image that in the 1970s became symbolic of investigative journalism on U.S. television.

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Television - Newsmagazine - CBS News - 1968 - Don Hewitt - Australian television - New Zealand television - Stopwatch - 1970s - Investigative journalism - U.S. television

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The U.S. version is also broadcast on some foreign television networks and stations, and some segments are shown on American Airlines.

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In 1999, a second edition of 60 Minutes was started in the U.S., called 60 Minutes II. This edition was later renamed 60 Minutes by CBS for the fall of 2004 in order to signify its quality. CBS News president Andrew Heyward said, "The Roman numeral II created some confusion on the part of the viewers and suggested a watered-down version." However, after a well-known controversy regarding a report that aired September 8, 2004, the show was soon renamed 60 Minutes Wednesday to differentiate itself and to avoid tarnishing the Sunday edition, as the editions were editorially independent from one another. The show reverted back to its original title on July 8, 2005, when the show moved to a Friday night 8pm ET timeslot to finish its run. Its last broadcast was on September 2, 2005.

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1999 - Andrew Heyward - September 8 - 2004 - July 8 - 2005 - September 2 - 2005

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The BBC used the name for a short-lived hour-long early-evening news programme from 24 October 1983 to 27 July 1984.

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BBC - 24 October - 1983 - 27 July - 1984

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