Free the Children | New York City Ballet | Dereck & Beverly Joubert

Name: Free the Children | New York City Ballet | Dereck & Beverly Joubert
Released: 2012-11-25

TV Flash files “Free the Children | New York City Ballet | Dereck & Beverly Joubert” as hour 313 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 45, episode 9, aired 2012-11-25, 60 min.

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This leaf is S45E09: listed hour 313 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 9 of 30 in season 45. It aired 2012-11-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “An Immigration & Customs Enforcement Investigation | Infant Morality | College Football Programs” (S45E08). Next is “Claims Against a Hospital Chain | Shin Dong Hyuk | Bertrand Piccard & Abdre Borschberg” (S45E10). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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Where does Free the Children | New York City Ballet | Dereck & Beverly Joubert sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S45E09 is listed hour 313 of 767 — hour 9 of 30 in season 45, season 45 episode 9.

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Free the Children | New York City Ballet | Dereck & Beverly Joubert aired 2012-11-25 and is listed at 60 minutes.

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