TV Shows like Sixty Minutes
If you enjoy Sixty Minutes, you may also like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman. These recommendations share similar tone, themes, or genres, making them natural follow-ups once you finish this show, and can be streamed for free.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert • TV Show • Rating 6.1 out of 10
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson • TV Show • Rating 7.5 out of 10
Late Show with David Letterman • TV Show • Rating 6.4 out of 10
Good Mythical Morning • TV Show • Rating 6.9 out of 10
The Graham Norton Show • TV Show • Rating 7.2 out of 10
Conan • TV Show • Rating 7.2 out of 10
CBS News Sunday Morning • TV Show • Rating 6.8 out of 10
Late Night with David Letterman • TV Show • Rating 6.1 out of 10
America's Funniest Home Videos • TV Show • Rating 6.6 out of 10
20/20 • TV Show • Rating 6.3 out of 10
This Hour Has 22 Minutes • TV Show • Rating 6.7 out of 10
VICE News Tonight • TV Show • Rating 6.7 out of 10
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon • TV Show • Rating 5.9 out of 10
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood • TV Show • Rating 6.1 out of 10
60 Minutes Australia • TV Show • Rating 6.8 out of 10
The Ed Sullivan Show • TV Show • Rating 6.8 out of 10
Comedy Central Presents • TV Show • Rating 7.0 out of 10
North of 60 • TV Show • Rating 6.0 out of 10
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis • TV Show • Rating 7.5 out of 10
Naked News • TV Show • Rating 6.1 out of 10
What is Sixty Minutes about?
Sixty Minutes was a news and current affairs programme which ran each day at 5:40pm between 24 October 1983 to 27 July 1984 on BBC1. It replaced the Nationwide programme, and like Nationwide, it also integrated the BBC regional news programmes into a single magazine programme. However, the BBC's News department stoutly maintained its independence from colleagues in Current Affairs, and the first 15 minutes of news was almost a separate programme, followed by 20 minutes from BBC regional news before the final 25 minutes of national current affairs. Accordingly the format was unwieldy, with neither the conciseness of a bulletin nor the softness of the show's predecessor, Nationwide. The editor, David Lloyd, poached Nick Ross from the highly popular Breakfast Time to front the show, along with Desmond Wilcox, Sarah Kennedy, and Sally Magnusson. Sarah Kennedy was unable to join the team at the programme's launch but eventually began to present the show after Wilcox was dismissed early in the show's run. The news bulletins were usually read by Jan Leeming, Moira Stuart or Richard Whitmore. The programme was not well received and although its ratings eventually began to improve it broadcast its final edition on Friday 27 July 1984. Throughout August, BBC1 reverted to placing the early evening news at 5.40pm followed by the regional news magazines, before launching a new schedule on 3 September 1984 with the Six O'clock News. Arguably, another legacy was the eventual integration of the BBC News and current affairs departments. The series reflects a distinct GB style and perspective.