Ratings - "60 Minutes" Was the Week's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program for Second Straight Week

[09/27/22 - 10:45 AM] "60 Minutes" Was the Week's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program for Second Straight Week The CBS newsmagazine finished the week as the #6 primetime broadcast in both viewers (7.14m) and adults 18+ (7.04m).

[via press release from CBS]
"60 MINUTES" WAS THE WEEK'S #1 NON-SPORTS PRIMETIME PROGRAM FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK 60 MINUTES took the top spot as the week's #1 non-sports primetime program in total viewers and adults 18+ for the second week in a row, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Sept. 25. The CBS newsmagazine finished the week as the #6 primetime broadcast in both viewers (7.14m) and adults 18+ (7.04m). 60 MINUTES collected 272 million potential social impressions on Sunday and next day streaming on Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com / CBS app) was up +38% from the year ago episode. Sunday's edition of 60 MINUTES featured Scott Pelley's meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken as the U.N. General Assembly came to a close; Bill Whitaker's interview with former Jan. 6 committee staffer Denver Riggleman about his work investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; and Anderson Cooper's look at innovative ways marine biologists are trying to rebuild Florida's endangered reefs. Click here to watch the broadcast. Bill Owens is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES, America's most-watched news program. Follow 60 MINUTES on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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