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Ukraine-US | Death Flights
TV Flash files “Ukraine-US | Death Flights” as hour 724 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 57, episode 20, aired 2025-03-02, 60 min.
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This leaf is S57E20: listed hour 724 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 20 of 31 in season 57. It aired 2025-03-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Justice Department | CFPB | John Oliver” (S57E19). Next is “Firing the Watchdogs | The Settlement | A Method to His Madness” (S57E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Ukraine-US – During his campaign, President Donald Trump promised to bring peace to Ukraine. That hasn't happened yet. However, he has changed how the United States deals with Russia. Correspondent Scott Pelley travels to Washington, D.C. to speak with members of Congress who argue America should not abandon Ukraine. Henry Schuster and Sarah Turcotte are the producers. Death Flights – 60 MINUTES reports on how the flight logs found in a plane in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. uncovered Argentina's notorious death flights during its dictatorship in the mid-1970s – serving as key evidence of that country's lethal scheme that "disappeared" thousands of innocent citizens who they viewed as a threat. Correspondent Jon Wertheim revisits this dark and traumatic period in Argentine history, meeting the pair of investigators who discovered the plane, and families of the victims who were thrown to their deaths. This is a double-length segment. Michael Gavshon is the producer.
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Where does Ukraine-US | Death Flights sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S57E20 is listed hour 724 of 767 — hour 20 of 31 in season 57, season 57 episode 20.
When did 60 Minutes S57E20 air?
Ukraine-US | Death Flights aired 2025-03-02 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 57
- S57E01 The Prosecution of Jan. 6 | Danger in the South China Sea | Dua Lipa
- S57E02 Scourge of Our Time | The Trustbuster | Inside the Archives
- S57E03 After the Hurricane | Vladimir Kara-Murza | Welcome to the W | The Mezcaleros
- S57E04 The 2024 Presidential Ticket | Belief in the Ballot
- S57E05 Pennsylvania Counts | The Vatican's Orphans | Ballmer's Ballgame
- S57E06 Relief, N.C. | Navalny | The Swingiest County | The Cap Arcona