60 Minutes

60 Minutes is an Australian version of the U.S television newsmagazine that premiered on 11 February 1979. It airs on Sunday nights on the Nine Network and is presented in much the same way as the American 60 Minutes program, on which it was based. The New Zealand version of the show has also featured segments of the Australian version. Contributing Reporters Past and present commentators include:

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Air date of first episode:

  • Feb 11, 1979

Original episode running time:

  • 46 min

Number of seasons:

  • 29

TV Program

Program creator

Don Hewitt

Donald Shepard Hewitt (December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2009) was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating 60 Minutes, the CBS television news magazine in 1968, which at the time of his death, was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television....

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Person Appearance type From To
  • 2006
  • 1984
  • 1989
  • 1989
  • 1991
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