Previously, we brought you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about 60 Minutes. Now check out eight more facts about the longest running prime time show in television history, now in its 47th season of hard-hitting, investigative reporting.
Number Eight: It Holds the Record for Most Emmy Awards Won.
60 Minutes has won 106 Emmy Awards. No other program has come close to this number.
Number Seven: Andy Rooney Was Featured the Most Times of Any Correspondent.
Rooney always had his own segment on the program, where he reported on pretty much everything, from foreign politics to how much coffee was in a can. His name was even included in the title sequence whenever he had a segment on the program. Andy Rooney has been featured in 557 episodes
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When Brown & Williamson’s former vice president of research and development told the program’s producer about the company’s attempt to hide the health risks on their cigarettes, the report was met with opposition. Hewitt feared a lawsuit from big tobacco and hesitated to release the story because of who it could have implicated by the information. In 1999, the incident sparked the Oscar-winning film, The Insider.
Number Five: Intended to Be a Television Version of Life Magazine.
When Don Hewitt first conceived of the program, he wanted to create a program featuring important investigative reporting techniques within a news magazine format. Some of the first episode’s segments included visits to presidential contenders’ homes, commentary about the American electoral system from the perspective of European writers, an interview with the attorney general, a scripted reading, the shortened version of an award-winning short film, and a meditation on perception versus reality.
Number Four: It’s Hosts Never Share Airtime with Each Other.
As part of the initial format of the program, no host was seen on screen with another host. This was done to foster a sense of intimacy between the host and the