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Rise | Sealand | Ancient Vines

TV Flash files “Rise | Sealand | Ancient Vines” as hour 684 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 56, episode 11, aired 2023-11-26, 90 min.

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This leaf is S56E11: listed hour 684 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 11 of 31 in season 56. It aired 2023-11-26 (90 min). The listed hour before it is “Disappeared | The Stand | The Underboss | Africatown” (S56E10). Next is “Chaos On Campus | Quantum Computing | Greta Gerwig” (S56E12). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

60 Minutes — Rise | Sealand | Ancient Vines (S56E11)

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Rise – As Ukrainian families grieve the losses of their loved ones in Russia's continued conflict, correspondent Scott Pelley joins a group of widows and children of the war on a mountain climb in the Austrian Alps, a journey of recovery and resilience. Organized by a charity founded by an American marine who is still finding his footing after serving three combat tours in Iraq, Pelley joins the bereaved families, who traveled 1,300 miles after their city was bombed, on an expedition of hope, community and teamwork. This is a double-length segment. Oriana Zill de Granados and Michael Rey are the producers. Sealand – Correspondent Jon Wertheimjourneys by boat (and winch) into the world's smallest—and unlikeliest—state: the Principality of Sealand. Just off the English coast, and roughly the landmass of two tennis courts, it boasts a full-time population of one. It was built during World War II as a nautical fort, and later repurposed as a "pirate radio" station under its monarchs, the Bates family. Wertheim takes a tour of this micronation and its history of piracy, coups, countercoups and rogues. Michael Gavshon is the producer. Ancient Vines – Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, regarded by scholars as the birthplace of wine. Alfonsi delves into its deep history of winemaking and the enduring vineyards that have survived thousands of years of invasions, wars and communist rule. She visits the lush wine region of Kakheti to meet monks protecting these ancient vines and one American vineyard owner who is committed to bringing Georgian wines to the rest of the world. This is a double-length segment. Ashley Velie is the producer.

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Where does Rise | Sealand | Ancient Vines sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S56E11 is listed hour 684 of 767 — hour 11 of 31 in season 56, season 56 episode 11.

When did 60 Minutes S56E11 air?

Rise | Sealand | Ancient Vines aired 2023-11-26 and is listed at 90 minutes.

Is 1980s 60 Minutes different from today's?

The grammar is the same: multi-segment hour, stopwatch motif, investigations plus profiles. In the 1980s it frequently outrated sitcoms — proof news could dominate prime time.

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The template of TV newsmagazine power — for the craft of the package and the history of broadcast investigation. Hewitt's stopwatch, Wallace's ambush, Safer and Bradley and Rooney's endnotes: Sunday night investigative theater that outrated sitcoms. Appointment news before the infinite scroll. Tick, tick, tick.

Tick, tick, tick — not a theme song, a weapon. CBS's 60 Minutes, Don Hewitt's stopwatch since 1968, was an 1980s Nielsen bully that outrated sitcoms on Sunday night: investigative pieces, profiles, commentator segments, correspondent star power. Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner, Ed Bradley, Diane Sawyer, Andy Rooney's endnotes. **Ambush interviews and gotcha lore made Wallace a fearsome brand.** The museum guard wants the package as civic virtue. The flash is the ambush. Appointment news before the…

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