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60 MINUTES
Air Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#5635) "The Sperm Whales of Dominica; Monkey Island; Hanging On" (Repeat)
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"60 MINUTES" LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 26

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

60 MINUTES

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

OPERATION LONE STAR - Correspondent Cecilia Vega reports from Eagle Pass, Texas, where she interviewed Governor Greg Abbott. The governor's controversial border enforcement effort, known as Operation Lone Star, has led to a showdown with the federal government. Andy Court is the producer.

THE ISLE OF MAN - Bill Whitaker reports from the Isle of Man on the longest-running and most dangerous motorcycle race on earth: the Isle of Man TT. Once the seat of a Viking kingdom, the 30-mile-long island sits in the middle of the Irish Sea, with England to the east and Ireland to the west. Whitaker examines not just that wild and improbable event, but the distinct Manx identity and culture that has kept it going for more than a century. This is a double-length segment. Rome Hartman is the producer.

60 MINUTES PRESENTS: Animal Magnetism

Airs 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/ PT

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, 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 (fall 2024)
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
57 (??? episodes)
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(from CBS's web site, September 2024) 60 MINUTES, with its hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews, and in-depth profiles, is the most successful broadcast in television history, marking 50 consecutive years as America's #1 news program after the 2023-24 season. It has been honored with almost every broadcast journalism award, including 25 Peabody awards for excellence in television broadcasting. Created by Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes premiered on September 24, 1968. The executive producer is Bill Owens.
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