Closing out its 57th season on Sunday, May 18, “60 Minutes” continued its reign as the most-watched news program in the United States for a record 51st consecutive season with an average of 8.32 million viewers, Nielsen ratings data shows. Further, each 90-minute edition broadcast during the fall of 2024 averaged more than 22 million viewers.
Overall, the CBS News flagship made it onto the top 10 primetime ratings chart 26 times out of 27 broadcasts, 16 of which were in the top five.
Combining linear and streaming viewership, CBS News’ flagship broadcast saw an increase of +1%, with 16 billion minutes consumed by audiences this season compared to last season.
Additionally, more than one in three Americans have watched the program at least once this season on linear and live streaming.
Across social, this season marked the show’s strongest digital performance ever with nearly one billion video views, more than 50 million engagements and breakout success across Instagram and TikTok.
Among video views, the program saw an increase of +73% year-over-year across all social media platforms while engagements were up +119% year-over-year. On TikTok, views were up 134% year-over-year while Instagram saw an uptick of +77% year-over-year.
Traffic for articles based on “60 Minutes” reports saw an increase of +18% year-over-year on CBSNews.com.
Following the exit of executive producer Bill Owens last month, Tanya Simon replaced him as the show’s interim executive producer.
This season, correspondents and contributing correspondents included Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim and Cecilia Vega, along with former “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell.