60 Minutes
The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season
TV Flash files “The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season” as the first listed hour of season 53 — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 53, episode 1, aired 2020-09-20, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S53E01: listed hour 576 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, first listed hour of season 53. It aired 2020-09-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Children of Flint | A Different Kind of Vision | Rafa” (S52E36). Next is “Florida's Amendment 4 | The Wall | Sir David” (S53E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Battle for the Ballot – Bill Whitaker reports on the battle over rules for mail-in voting in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, which could impact who wins the state and the presidency. H.R. McMaster – In his first interview about his new book, the president's former national security advisor, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, sounds the alarm on China, cautions against a hasty troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, and says challenges to U.S. national security are growing and making the country less safe. Scott Pelley is the correspondent. Coach O and the Sideways Season – Ed Orgeron took the LSU Tigers to the national college football championship. Now the head coach faces a new and fierce opponent as he attempts to defend the title amid the coronavirus pandemic. Jon Wertheim is the correspondent.
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Where does The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S53E01 is listed hour 576 of 767 — first listed hour of season 53, season 53 episode 1.
When did 60 Minutes S53E01 air?
The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season aired 2020-09-20 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 53
- S53E02 Florida's Amendment 4 | The Wall | Sir David
- S53E03 Fire! | Talent on the Spectrum | Seinfeld in 2020
- S53E04 Treating COVID-19 Today | The Lincoln Project | Grizzlies
- S53E05 Putin's Public Enemy | Dr. Fauci | Hell Flight
- S53E06 Election Edition: The Candidates
- S53E07 Ask Ohio | Arizona Counts | The First Outbreak