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60 MINUTES
Air Date: Sunday, December 24, 2023
Time Slot: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#5615) "The Sperm Whales of Dominica; Monkey Island; Hanging On"
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"60 MINUTES PRESENTS: ANIMAL MAGNETISM" ON SUNDAY, DEC. 24

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

THE SPERM WHALES OF DOMINICA - The sperm whale, one of the largest animals in the sea, is at risk because of noise pollution, ship strikes and plastic trash. Cecilia Vega dives in off the coast of Dominica, where hundreds of sperm whales live year-round, to observe these mysterious mammals and understand the efforts to protect the vulnerable species. Michael Rey is the producer.

MONKEY ISLAND - Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports from Cayo Santiago, also known as Monkey Island, off the coast of Puerto Rico, and home to roughly 1,800 rhesus macaque monkeys whose DNA is a 94% match to humans. Stahl examines one study set to determine the impact of environmental crises on the longevity and overall health of the macaques and what the inhabitants of Monkey Island can reveal about climate-related trauma and survival. Ayesha Siddiqi is the producer.

HANGING ON - 60 MINUTES' Sharyn Alfonsi reports from Costa Rica on sloths and their superpower of slowing down. Alfonsi examines how these mammals have mastered the art of survival for more than 60 million years and the new threats of climate change to the species. Guy Campanile 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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