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60 MINUTES
Air Date: Sunday, August 06, 2023
Time Slot: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#5549) "Pathogen X; Sona and the Kora; The Panini Sticker Phenomenon"
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"60 MINUTES" LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 6

Editor's Note: These previously broadcast segments have been updated for this post-season edition.

PATHOGEN X - In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Whitaker travels to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda with a team of American and Ugandan scientists to try and find the next deadly virus before it finds us. 60 MINUTES went along with the virus hunters as they trekked deep inside the primeval forest, testing bats, baboons and monkeys for Pathogen X, new viruses capable of jumping from wild animals to us. Heather Abbott is the producer.

SONA AND THE KORA - Lesley Stahl profiles Sona Jobarteh, the first female virtuoso player of a centuries-old West African instrument called the kora. With 21 strings, it's described as a cross between a harp, lute and guitar. The kora is part of a musical tradition passed down exclusively from father to son in a special set of families in West Africa. Jobarteh, who is 39 years old, descends from one of those griot families - she's the daughter of a Gambian father and a British mother. Jobarteh argues that by breaking tradition, she is keeping it alive, and she's gained acceptance in the toughest place of all: The Gambia, with a hit song that's become the country's unofficial anthem. Shari Finkelstein is the producer.

THE PANINI STICKER PHENOMENON - For millions of soccer fans, excitement for the World Cup kicks off weeks before the first game is played, when the Panini stickers featuring their favorite players shoot onto the market. Jon Wertheim explores the phenomenon that has become a booming, international business and a key part of the World Cup experience. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer.

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60 MINUTES (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/24/68 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2024)
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
56 (??? episodes)
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(from CBS's web site, September 2023) 60 MINUTES, the most successful broadcast in television history, offers hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews, feature segments, and in-depth profiles. The CBS newsmagazine is TV's #1 news program. In its 2021-22 season, 60 MINUTES was the week's #1 primetime broadcast seven times. The program has finished among Nielsen's annual top-10 list for 23 consecutive seasons - a record never approached by another program. 60 MINUTES has won more Emmy Awards than any primetime broadcast, including a special Lifetime Achievement Emmy. It has been honored with almost every broadcast journalism award, including 25 Peabody awards for excellence in television broadcasting. 60 Minutes was created in 1968 by Don Hewitt and premiered on the 24th of September on CBS. The executive producer is Bill Owens. Tune in Sundays (7:00-8:00 ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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