Mount Athos | The Billionaire

Name: Mount Athos | The Billionaire
Released: 2011-04-24

TV Flash files “Mount Athos | The Billionaire” as hour 266 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 43, episode 30, aired 2011-04-24, 60 min.

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This leaf is S43E30: listed hour 266 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 30 of 34 in season 43. It aired 2011-04-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Greg Mortenson | The Case of Beckett Brennan | The Co-Founder” (S43E29). Next is “Lara Logan | Mitch Landrieu | Zenyatta” (S43E31). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

No original recap on file. TV Flash does not invent plots for missing hours. Title, airdate, and the hour filing above are the magazine record for this leaf.

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Where does Mount Athos | The Billionaire sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S43E30 is listed hour 266 of 767 — hour 30 of 34 in season 43, season 43 episode 30.

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Mount Athos | The Billionaire aired 2011-04-24 and is listed at 60 minutes.

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