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10 Best Episodes of 60 Minutes - Season 53

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

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60 Minutes - S53E30

#15 - Chairman Powell, The Last Pandemic, Prince and the Revelation (Season 53 - Episode 30)

Fed Chair Jerome Powell tells 60 Minutes America is going back to work; Pentagon programs hope to make COVID-19 the last pandemic ever; And, what's hidden in Prince's vault of unreleased music? Air Date: Apr 11, 2021

The episode was rated 7.32 from 19 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E24

#14 - 2/28/2021: Progress and Patience, Incoming, Colson Whitehead (Season 53 - Episode 24)

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The efforts to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations; Then, never-before-seen video of the attack on Al Asad Airbase; And, Colson Whitehead: The 60 Minutes interview

The episode was rated 7.35 from 20 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E35

#13 - Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa (Season 53 - Episode 35)

Facial recognition used to identify criminal suspects; unidentified aerial phenomena, UAPs, are being formally addressed by the U.S. government; professional tennis player Rafael Nadal.

The episode was rated 7.36 from 25 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E27

#12 - 3/21/2021: Prosecuting the Riot, Race in the Ranks, Back to School (Season 53 - Episode 27)

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Detailing the charges facing the Capitol rioters. Then, changing how the military handles racial bias in the ranks. And, studying coronavirus spread in one Georgia school system.

The episode was rated 7.38 from 16 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E25

#11 - 3/7/2021: The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon (Season 53 - Episode 25)

Scott Pelley goes to Ohio and reports on the people who have lost their income and homes. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how COVID, a California horse track and an antidepressant are connected. Bill Whitaker speaks with Jody Singer and Charlie Blackwell-Thompson for a 60 Minutes report on NASA's Artemis Program, Sunday.

The episode was rated 7.38 from 16 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E22

#10 - 2/14/2021: SolarWinds, Bill Gates 3.0, Simone Biles (Season 53 - Episode 22)

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Unprecedented Russian SolarWinds hack that infiltrated federal government likely still happening; Then, Bill Gates on how the world can avoid a climate disaster; And, Simone Biles readies for her final Olympics.

The episode was rated 7.39 from 18 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E13

#9 - Securing the Election, The Last Slave Ship, James Corden (Season 53 - Episode 13)

Former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs; descendants of those transported aboard the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America; TV host James Corden.

The episode was rated 7.39 from 23 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E29

#8 - 4/4/2021: A Fair Shot, Darren Walker, Survival (Season 53 - Episode 29)

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Inside Florida's chaotic vaccine rollout; How Darren Walker, the head of the Ford Foundation, wants to change philanthropy; And, survivors recount being stranded on an island as teens 50 years ago.

The episode was rated 7.41 from 17 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E7

#7 - Putinโ€™s Public Enemy, Dr. Fauci, Hell Flight (Season 53 - Episode 7)

Alexey Navalny describes being poisoned; Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci on his media restrictions, Trump contracting COVID, masks, voting and more; And, the COVID flight from Hell.

The episode was rated 7.46 from 24 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E34

#6 - Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys (Season 53 - Episode 34)

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Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

The episode was rated 7.59 from 17 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E19

#5 - January 6th, 11,780 Votes, American Independent (Season 53 - Episode 19)

Nancy Pelosi speaks to 60 Minutes about the Capitol riot; Then, President Trump's phone call with Georgia's top election official; And, Angus King: The 60 Minutes Interview

The episode was rated 7.65 from 31 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E9

#4 - Ask Ohio, Arizona Counts, The First Outbreak (Season 53 - Episode 9)

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Ohio voters on who they're backing in 2020; Then, Arizona's move from Republican stronghold to swing state in play for Democrats; And, Inside the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 21 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E8

#3 - The Republican Ticket, The Democratic Ticket (Season 53 - Episode 8)

Lesley Stahl speaks with Republican candidates, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, while Norah O'Donnell speaks with the Democratic candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 37 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E11

#2 - The 44th President, TikTok (Season 53 - Episode 11)

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Barack Obama on his book, President Trump, George Floyd, the divisions in the country, and more; And, is TikTok a harmless app or a threat to U.S. security?

The episode was rated 7.81 from 26 votes.

60 Minutes - S53E28

#1 - 3/28/2021: What Happened in Wuhan?, Dynamic Robots, Kindred in the Bleachers (Season 53 - Episode 28)

Finding the origin of the coronavirus; Then, robots of the future at Boston Dynamics; And, Dave Kindred goes back on the beat to cover high school girls basketball.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 14 votes.

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