60 Minutes
Too Big to Prosecute | An American Terrorist | Airlift
TV Flash files “Too Big to Prosecute | An American Terrorist | Airlift” as hour 485 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 50, episode 13, aired 2017-12-17, 60 min.
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This leaf is S50E13: listed hour 485 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 13 of 37 in season 50. It aired 2017-12-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Challenger | Donald Sutherland | Gov. Jerry Brown” (S50E12). Next is “Delivered from Evil | Japan's Babe Ruth | Whisky Island” (S50E14). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Where does Too Big to Prosecute | An American Terrorist | Airlift sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S50E13 is listed hour 485 of 767 — hour 13 of 37 in season 50, season 50 episode 13.
When did 60 Minutes S50E13 air?
Too Big to Prosecute | An American Terrorist | Airlift aired 2017-12-17 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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