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The Fires | The FBI Director | The Gaza Policy

TV Flash files “The Fires | The FBI Director | The Gaza Policy” as hour 720 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 57, episode 16, aired 2025-01-12, 60 min.

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This leaf is S57E16: listed hour 720 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 16 of 31 in season 57. It aired 2025-01-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Pager Plot | The Iron River | Joy to the World” (S57E15). Next is “What Will Mitch Do? | Robert Lighthizer | A Psychedelic Journey” (S57E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

60 Minutes — The Fires | The FBI Director | The Gaza Policy (S57E16)

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The Fires –Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports from Los Angeles, the site of what could be the most destructive and costliest firestorm in its history. Whitaker surveys the devastation with the Quick Response Force from the air and meets first responders on the front lines, many of whom face personal losses in their community while making significant sacrifices to protect their city. Nichole Marks, Marc Lieberman and Heather Abbott are the producers.  The FBI Director – As Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray prepares to step down before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, correspondent Scott Pelleyspeaks with him for his only broadcast exit interview. Wray, whom Trump nominated in 2017, reflects on his decision to depart early, the Bureau's future and the threats America faces. Aaron Weisz and Pat Milton are the producers. The Gaza Policy – Correspondent Cecilia Vega interviews former State Department officials who quit their jobs and are speaking out about their concerns with the Biden administration's policy in support of Israel's war in Gaza, raising questions about the direction of U.S. foreign policy and the values it represents. Ayesha Siddiqi is the producer.

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Where does The Fires | The FBI Director | The Gaza Policy sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S57E16 is listed hour 720 of 767 — hour 16 of 31 in season 57, season 57 episode 16.

When did 60 Minutes S57E16 air?

The Fires | The FBI Director | The Gaza Policy aired 2025-01-12 and is listed at 60 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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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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