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Pope's Choir | Hamilton
TV Flash files “Pope's Choir | Hamilton” as hour 449 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 49, episode 14, aired 2016-12-25, 60 min.
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This leaf is S49E14: listed hour 449 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 14 of 37 in season 49. It aired 2016-12-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The White Helmets | The Pope's Choir | Denzel” (S49E13). Next is “Crisis in Chicago | The Rum War | Passports for Sale” (S49E15). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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The members and the maestro of the Pope's Choir; Broadway hit "Hamilton.''
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Where does Pope's Choir | Hamilton sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S49E14 is listed hour 449 of 767 — hour 14 of 37 in season 49, season 49 episode 14.
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Pope's Choir | Hamilton aired 2016-12-25 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 49
- S49E01 The King | The New Cold War | The Picasso Portfolio
- S49E02 The Artic Frontier | Don't Mess with Mary Quin | Nate Parker
- S49E03 Breaking Good | Artificial Intelligence | Gorilla Doctors
- S49E04 Finding Refuge | The Brothers Rosenberg
- S49E05 Ask Ohio | Thrown for a Loss | The Influncers
- S49E06 In God's Name | The Pot Vote | The Music of Zomba Prison