60 Minutes - Season 40
Run Time: 44 mins
Air Date: Sun, 23 Sept 2007
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.591 (77 votes)
CBS52 Episodes
President Ahmadinejad/Pot Shops/The Match of His Life
Season 40 - Episode 1
"President Ahmadinejad" interviews the controversial president of Iran. "Pot Shops" look at the consequences of legalizing medicinal marijua...
The Justice Nobody Knows/What Killed Rebecca Riley?/Invincible
Season 40 - Episode 2
"The Justice Nobody Knows" interviews Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. "What Killed Rebecca Riley?" examines the rising cases of young...
The Man from Interpol/Roots/Springsteen/The Bird Man of Idaho
Season 40 - Episode 3
"The Man from Interpol" examines the famous international law enforcement agency. "Roots" looks at the field of genetic genealogy. "Springst...
Blackwater/A Clean Version of Hell/Joel Osteen/Dubai Inc.
Season 40 - Episode 4
"Blackwater" interviews Eric Prince the president of the private military contractor. "A Clean Version of Hell" visits the federal Supermax ...
The Age of Megafires/Life Saver/No Ordinary Spy
Season 40 - Episode 5
"The Age of Megafires" examines how the warming climate may be contributing to mega fires. "Life Saver" looks at how Plumpynut is being used...
Bombing Afghanistan/What's Wrong with the Bees?/Sarko L'Americain
Season 40 - Episode 6
"Bombing Afghanistan" interviews Hamid Karzai who wants the American military to stop bombing civilians. "What's Wrong with the Bees?" inves...
Curve Ball/The Ivory War/Captain of Capitalism
Season 40 - Episode 7
"Curve Ball" investigators the Iraqi defector who fabricated a story about WMDs that helped drive the U.S. into war in the Middle East. "The...
Superbug/Insanity on Death Row/Here Come the Millennials
Season 40 - Episode 8
"Superbug" investigates MRSA a drug-resistant super-bug that can cause serious infection and death. "Insanity on Death Row" examines the cas...
Evidence of Injustice/The Youngest Terrorist/Calorie Counting
Season 40 - Episode 9
"Evidence of Injustice" examines how flawed science was used in hundreds of prosecutions and may have sent dozens of innocent people to jail...
Awakenings/Hi-Tech Heist/Eagles
Season 40 - Episode 10
"Awakenings" examines how some minimally conscious people can be awaken through drug therapy. "Hi-Tech Heist" looks at how thieves are using...
The Purge/One Laptop Per Child/Will Smith
Season 40 - Episode 11
"The Purge" talks to a clergyman who is attempt to halt the exodus of Christians from Iraq. "One Laptop Per Child" rebroadcasts a segment on...
Kings of Congo/Prescription for Addiction/LT MVP
Season 40 - Episode 12
"Kings of Congo" goes to Rwanda to examine who gorillas are so endangered. "Prescription for Addiction" investigates the drug Prometa which ...
Don't Ask, Don't Tell/Garden of Eden/A-Rod
Season 40 - Episode 13
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" investigates the U.S. military's policy on homosexuality. "Garden of Eden" goes to Indonesia to view a pristine para...
Joel Osteen/Roots/The Winner
Season 40 - Episode 14
"Joel Osteen" rebroadcasts a segment on the famous preacher. "Roots" rebroadcasts a segment on how genetic genealogy uses DNA to trace ances...
The Age of Mega-Fires/Pot Shops/Get Me the Geeks!
Season 40 - Episode 15
"The Age of Megafires" rebroadcasts a segment on how the warming climate may be contributing to mega fires. "Pot Shops" rebroadcasts a segme...
President Musharraf/The Executioner/Roger Clemens
Season 40 - Episode 16
"President Musharraf" interviews the president of Pakistan about the recent assassination of his rival Benazir Bhutto. "The Executioner" int...
The King of Sushi/War Against Women/The Face Behind Facebook
Season 40 - Episode 17
"The King of Sushi" examines the fishing for and consumption of rare Bluefin tuna. "War Against Women" investigates how the civil war in the...
House of Cards/Saddam's Confessions
Season 40 - Episode 18
"House of Cards" looks at the U.S. sub-prime mortgage meltdown. "Saddam's Confessions" interviews the FBI agent that was in charge of the se...
Dubai Inc./Gordon B. Hinckley
Season 40 - Episode 19
"Dubai Inc." rebroadcasts a segment on the oil-rich and rapidly growing city in the Middle East. "Gordon B. Hinckley" who was the president ...
Obama '08/Hillary for President/Should We Make Cents?
Season 40 - Episode 20
"Obama '08" interviews Barack Obama and offers a behind the scenes look at his presidential campaign. "Hillary for President" interviews Hil...
A Thousand Lives a Month?/The Pursuit of Happiness/Gustavo the Great
Season 40 - Episode 21
"A Thousand Lives a Month?" investigates the dangers of the heart surgery drug Trasylol. "The Pursuit of Happiness" visits Denmark which res...
The Prosecution of Governor Siegelman/The Murder of Chauncey Bailey/What's Wrong with the Bees?
Season 40 - Episode 22
"The Prosecution of Governor Siegelman" investigates whether the bribery charges against popular Democratic Governor Don Siegelman were poli...
Ohio/Lifeline/The Pentagon's Ray Gun
Season 40 - Episode 23
"Ohio" talks to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama about the Ohio primary which may determine which candidate gets the presidential nomination...
John McCain/26-Year Secret/The Icahn Lift
Season 40 - Episode 24
"John McCain" interviews and profiles the Republican presidential candidate. "26-Year Secret" examines how an innocent man was kept in priso...
The Wrong Medicine/The Science of Sleep
Season 40 - Episode 25
"The Wrong Medicine" interviews Dennis Quaid about how his newborn twins almost died after they were mistakenly given a drug overdose. "The ...
The Doomsday Vault/The Stone Box/David Beckham
Season 40 - Episode 26
"The Doomsday Vault" examines how scientists are collecting seeds in order to create a safe storage vault deep inside a mountain near the No...
Five Years/The Gore Campaign/Stat Man
Season 40 - Episode 27
"Five Years" interviews an innocent man held for years as a terrorism detainee. "The Gore Campaign" examines the campaign of the former vice...
Sovereign Wealth Fund/The Path to War/A Bigger Leap for Mankind
Season 40 - Episode 28
"Sovereign Wealth Fund" examines China's government controlled $200 billion sovereign wealth fun. "The Path to War" interviews a Pentagon in...
State of Corruption/The Kanzius Machine/El Sistema
Season 40 - Episode 29
"State of Corruption" examines how entrenched corruption in Iraqi may be leading to the death of Americans. "The Kanzius Machine" examines a...
Ambush in Afghanistan/The Bypass Effect/The Lost Leonardo
Season 40 - Episode 30
"Ambush in Afghanistan" examines the sophisticated tactics used by Taliban fighters against U.S. Special Forces. "The Bypass Effect" looks a...
The IAF/Justice Scalia
Season 40 - Episode 31
"The IAF" offers an inside look at the Israeli air force which trains to protect Israel from its enemies. "Justice Scalia" interviews and pr...
Exonerated/What Really Happend to Pat Tillman?/Dr. Farmer's Remedy
Season 40 - Episode 32
"Exonerated" looks at the Innocence Project of Texas which is working to free wrongfully accused prisoners. "What Really Happend to Pat Till...
The Price of Bananas/Detention in America/Alec Baldwin
Season 40 - Episode 33
"The Price of Bananas" looks at the troubles facing Chiquita banana in their dealings with Columbia. "Detention in America" investigates the...
The List/Garden of Eden/Bon Jovi
Season 40 - Episode 34
"The List" interviews a man who is attempting to get out of harms way Iraqis who helped the United States. "Garden of Eden" rebroadcasts a s...
A 26-Year Secret/House of Cards/Here Come the Millennials
Season 40 - Episode 35
"26-Year Secret" rebroadcasts a segment on how an innocent man was kept in prison for 26 years because two lawyer were bound by client-attor...
Officer Herrera Goes Public/The Pentagon's Ray Gun/Captain of Capitalism
Season 40 - Episode 36
"Officer Herrera Goes Public" interviews an indicted Chicago police officer whose unit is accused of accused of crimes including armed robbe...
Combustible Dust/Howard Hughes/Joel Osteen
Season 40 - Episode 37
"Combustible Dust" examines how dust explosions cause property damage and death in American factories. "Howard Hughes" rebroadcasts a looks ...
The Science of Sleep/The Pursuit of Happiness
Season 40 - Episode 38
"The Science of Sleep" rebroadcasts a segment on how scientists are discovering that sleep is critical to human health. "The Pursuit of Happ...
Al Hurra/Life Saver/Fish Fuss
Season 40 - Episode 39
"Al Hurra" examines the American taxpayer supported television channel in the Middle East. "Life Saver" rebroadcasts a segment on how Plumpy...
The Purge/Roots/Will Smith
Season 40 - Episode 40
"The Purge" rebroadcasts an interview with a clergyman who is attempt to halt the exodus of Christians from Iraq. "Roots" rebroadcasts a seg...
Kings of Congo/The Path to War/Should We Make Cents
Season 40 - Episode 41
"Kings of Congo" rebroadcasts a segment on Rwanda and its endangered gorillas. "The Path to War" rebroadcasts an interview with a Pentagon i...
Don't Ask, Don't Tell/Lifeline/David Beckham
Season 40 - Episode 42
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rebroadcasts a segment on the U.S. military's policy on homosexuality. "Lifeline" rebroadcasts a segment on a group ...
Searching for Jacob/The Kanzius Machine/El Sistema
Season 40 - Episode 43
"Searching for Jacob" rebroadcasts a segment on the search for a Sudanese boy whose schoolbooks were found in a destroyed village in Darfur....
The Executioner/A Bigger Leap for Mankind/Springsteen
Season 40 - Episode 44
"The Executioner" rebroadcasts an interview with an infamous hit-man of the Boston mob. "A Bigger Leap for Mankind" examines NASA's post-shu...
Dubai Inc./Stat Man
Season 40 - Episode 45
"Dubai Inc." rebroadcasts a segment on the oil-rich and rapidly growing city in the Middle East. "Stat Man" rebroadcasts a profile of baseba...
The IAF/Insanity on Death Row/The Icahn Lift
Season 40 - Episode 46
"The IAF" rebroadcasts an inside look at the Israeli air force. "Insanity on Death Row" rebroadcasts a segment on a death row inmate who may...
No Ordinary Spy/The War Against Women/The Lost Leonardo
Season 40 - Episode 47
"No Ordinary Spy" rebroadcasts a segment on former CIA agent Valerie Plame. "War Against Women" rebroadcasts a segment on how the civil war ...
The Killings in Haditha/The Wrong Medicine
Season 40 - Episode 48
"The Killings in Haditha" rebroadcasts an investigation into the Haditha killings and Marine Corps Private Frank Wuterich. "The Wrong Medici...
Obama Biden '08/Bombing Afghanistan/Awakening
Season 40 - Episode 49
"Obama Biden '08" interviews candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden. "Bombing Afghanistan" rebroadcasts an interview with Hamid Karzai who wa...
The War Within/Alec Baldwin/The King of Sushi
Season 40 - Episode 50
"The War Within" interviews Bob Woodward about his latest book about the Iraq war. "Alec Baldwin" rebroadcasts an interview with the famous ...
Evidence of Injustice/Justice Scalia
Season 40 - Episode 51
"Evidence of Injustice" rebroadcasts a segment on how flawed science was used in hundreds of prosecutions and may have sent dozens of innoce...
The Candidates: McCain/The Candidates: Obama
Season 40 - Episode 52
"The Candidates: McCain" interviews the Republican presidential candidate about the recent economic meltdown and looks at his life story. "T...