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Under the Radar | America's Own | Werner Herzog

TV Flash files “Under the Radar | America's Own | Werner Herzog” as hour 726 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 57, episode 22, aired 2025-03-16, 60 min.

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This leaf is S57E22: listed hour 726 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 22 of 31 in season 57. It aired 2025-03-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Firing the Watchdogs | The Settlement | A Method to His Madness” (S57E21). Next is “Death on the Chazy River | Larkin's War | Mr. Clooney Goes to Broadway” (S57E23). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

60 Minutes — Under the Radar | America's Own | Werner Herzog (S57E22)

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Under the Radar –With news of mysterious drones flying over New Jersey and concerns about spying, this week's 60 MINUTES investigates a surprising story about another drone incursion. Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports what happened 15 months ago over Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, which houses nearly half of the most advanced U.S. stealth fighter jets, the F-22 Raptor, and how it is part of a series of brazen overflights of sensitive military sites. Graham Messick is the producer. America's Own – Young dreams were dashed when the U.S. Marine Band followed orders to cancel a concert featuring middle and high school musicians of color, a result of the Trump administration's executive order ending DEI initiatives. Correspondent Scott Pelley speaks with performers of The Equity Arc Wind Symphony about the importance of supporting all talented, aspiring musicians. Nicole Young and Kristin Steve are the producers. Werner Herzog – The name Werner Herzog may not be as recognizable as Spielberg or Scorsese, but over the last six decades, the German filmmaker has had a profound and far-reaching influence on the world of cinema. He's made over 70 features and documentaries, which are often dream-like explorations of nature's power, human frailties and the edges of sanity. Correspondent Anderson Cooper sits down with the enigmatic director to discuss his films, and his other roles as writer and actor. Michael Gavshon is the producer.

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Where does Under the Radar | America's Own | Werner Herzog sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S57E22 is listed hour 726 of 767 — hour 22 of 31 in season 57, season 57 episode 22.

When did 60 Minutes S57E22 air?

Under the Radar | America's Own | Werner Herzog aired 2025-03-16 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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