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10 Best Episodes of 60 Minutes - Season 50

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Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 08, 2023.

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60 Minutes - S50E30

#15 - Hacking Democracy, the Legacy of Lynching, The Harvard Lampoon (Season 50 - Episode 30)

What happened when Russia hacked the United States' election infrastructure?; then, inside the memorial to victims of lynching; and, the Harvard Lampoon.

The episode was rated 7.47 from 19 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E35

#14 - 100,000 Women, Saving a Generation, Shock Therapy (Season 50 - Episode 35)

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Gynecological Mesh: The medical device that has 100,000 women suing; then, Bill Whitaker reports on how the opioid epidemic is leaving grandparents to raise grandchildren; and, is shock therapy making a comeback?

The episode was rated 7.53 from 17 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E8

#13 - Friendly Fire, Aly Raisman (Season 50 - Episode 8)

Why were five U.S. soldiers killed by an American bomber in Afghanistan?; Then, Aly Raisman says she is a victim of sexual abuse

The episode was rated 7.55 from 29 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E5

#12 - Inside al Qaeda, Pelican Bay, Corkscrewed (Season 50 - Episode 5)

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Inside al Qaeda: Living and working with terrorists; Reforming solitary confinement at infamous California prison; then, billionaire Koch brother's crusade against counterfeit wine.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 33 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E25

#11 - Human Cargo, Secretary of Education, Treating Trauma (Season 50 - Episode 25)

Human smuggling across the southern border; then, Betsy DeVos on guns, school choice and why people don't like her; and, treating childhood trauma

The episode was rated 7.63 from 16 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E7

#10 - 46 Days, The Leaning Tower of San Francisco, Alma Deutscher (Season 50 - Episode 7)

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Puerto Rico's storm of misery; San Francisco's leaning tower of lawsuits; then, the 12-year-old prodigy whose 'first language' is Mozart.

The episode was rated 7.63 from 30 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E2

#9 - The Shooting, Vast, The Young American (Season 50 - Episode 2)

Rep. Steve Scalise on surviving: "It's a miracle," then, spectacular revelations courtesy of Hubble; and, will Christian Pulisic be the next big name in soccer?

The episode was rated 7.65 from 26 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E4

#8 - The Whistleblower, Redemption (Season 50 - Episode 4)

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Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress; Meet a convicted felon who became a Georgetown law professor.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 33 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E32

#7 - Untangling the Facebook Data Scandal, Inside MIT's 'Future Factory', For Better or Worse: Living with Alzheimer's (Season 50 - Episode 32)

Lesley Stahl reports on Aleksandr Kogan, the link between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica; then, Scott Pelley goes inside MITโ€™s โ€˜Future Factoryโ€™; and, for better or worse, living with Alzheimer's.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 16 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E42

#6 - Human Cargo, Governor Brown, The Isle of Eigg (Season 50 - Episode 42)

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Scott Pelley reports on human smuggling across the southern border; then, the governor who's castigating the president on climate change; and, Steve Kroft ventures to the Isle of Eigg

The episode was rated 7.70 from 10 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E6

#5 - God of War, The Blockade of Qatar, The Forger (Season 50 - Episode 6)

Defending the U.S. from North Korea's nuclear threat; Qatar's emir stands defiant in face of blockade; then, how a WWII-era forger saved lives, one fake document at a time.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 26 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E43

#4 - 50 years of 60 Minutes (Season 50 - Episode 43)

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Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and more look back at 50 seasons of 60 Minutes

The episode was rated 7.82 from 11 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E33

#3 - CRISPR, The Gates Scholars, Seaweed (Season 50 - Episode 33)

Bill Whitaker reports on CRISPR, the gene-editing tool revolutionizing biomedical research; then, why Bill and Melinda Gates put 20,000 students through college; and, seaweed farming and its surprising benefits.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 19 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E12

#2 - Governor Brown, The Challenger, Donald Sutherland (Season 50 - Episode 12)

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The episode was rated 8.00 from 18 votes.

60 Minutes - S50E11

#1 - 50 years of 60 Minutes (Season 50 - Episode 11)

Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and more look back at 50 seasons of 60 Minutes

The episode was rated 8.41 from 17 votes.

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