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Road to Damascus | Unveiling | The House of Hermes

TV Flash files “Road to Damascus | Unveiling | The House of Hermes” as hour 718 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 57, episode 14, aired 2024-12-15, 60 min.

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This leaf is S57E14: listed hour 718 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 14 of 31 in season 57. It aired 2024-12-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Boeing's Whistleblowers | Big Crypto | A Tutor for Every Student | Thai Elephants” (S57E13). Next is “The Pager Plot | The Iron River | Joy to the World” (S57E15). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

60 Minutes — Road to Damascus | Unveiling | The House of Hermes (S57E14)

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ROAD TO DAMASCUS – As rebel forces toppled the Assad regime in a stunning victory that decimated a 50-year authoritarian rule, correspondent Scott Pelley reports from Damascus, Syria, on what the future holds for a country recovering from brutal war crimes, displacement and a deepening economic crisis. Pelley delivers his eighth report from Syria since he started covering the conflict in 2014 and looks at what's next for a nation moving toward change amid a new world order in the Middle East. Nicole Young and Kristin Steve are the producers. UNVEILING – Correspondent Anderson Cooper reports on the misuse of artificial intelligence, investigating what are known as nudify websites and apps, which use AI to turn a photo of someone fully clothed into a real-looking nude image. Cooper meets Francesca Mani, a high school student who was victimized by this technology last year and is now advocating to raise awareness in schools and urging Congress to pass legislation to help safeguard kids. Nichole Marks and John Gallen are the producers. THE HOUSE OF HERMÈS – Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi takes you inside the House of Hermès for an intimate look at the artisans and culture behind one of France's revered luxury brands, where a distinctively French philosophy is stitched into its DNA. As Alfonsi learns from Hermès' artistic director and sixth generation of the family Pierre-Alexis Dumas, the allure comes from nearly 200 years of extraordinary artistry and craftsmanship. Michael Karzis is the producer.

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Where does Road to Damascus | Unveiling | The House of Hermes sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S57E14 is listed hour 718 of 767 — hour 14 of 31 in season 57, season 57 episode 14.

When did 60 Minutes S57E14 air?

Road to Damascus | Unveiling | The House of Hermes aired 2024-12-15 and is listed at 60 minutes.

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Filed by Vivian Cross · The Carpet Report · Show package

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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