Behind CBS’ Plan to Supercharge ’60 Minutes’ (Exclusive)
CBS is planning to supercharge the long-running newsmagazine 60 Minutes for its 57th season, giving it additional time on the broadcast network and adding a slew of digital spinoffs, including a podcast and a Fast (free, ad-supported streaming) channel.
According to 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens, “The first thing we wanted to do was make sure that the bar was going to be as high for anything we do, wherever we put it out, as it is for the Sunday show.”
In digital, that means CBS News correspondent Seth Doane will lead a new podcast extension called 60 Minutes: A Second Look, which will dig into the show’s archives to unearth never-before-heard interviews, as well as conversations with the correspondents and subjects. Among the episodes are a look at Saturday Night Live (including never-heard audio from creator Lorne Michaels), and reporting on Taylor Swift, featuring a conversation that took...
According to 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens, “The first thing we wanted to do was make sure that the bar was going to be as high for anything we do, wherever we put it out, as it is for the Sunday show.”
In digital, that means CBS News correspondent Seth Doane will lead a new podcast extension called 60 Minutes: A Second Look, which will dig into the show’s archives to unearth never-before-heard interviews, as well as conversations with the correspondents and subjects. Among the episodes are a look at Saturday Night Live (including never-heard audio from creator Lorne Michaels), and reporting on Taylor Swift, featuring a conversation that took...
- 9/12/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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