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Inside the Tower | Unmanned | Wonder of the World

TV Flash files “Inside the Tower | Unmanned | Wonder of the World” as hour 758 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 58, episode 23, aired 2026-03-29, 60 min.

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This leaf is S58E23: listed hour 758 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 23 of 31 in season 58. It aired 2026-03-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Elemental Crisis | Turning the Ship Around | The Dog Aging Project” (S58E22). Next is “Return to RAM | Ghost Train | The Mardi Gras Indians” (S58E24). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

60 Minutes — Inside the Tower | Unmanned | Wonder of the World (S58E23)

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Inside the Tower – Long lines at the airport and a runway crash this week have been a reminder of how the country's busiest airports are stretched thin. It all comes a year after a collision between American Airlines flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., marked the deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with an air traffic controller inside the tower on the day of the collision and reports on what went wrong and what needs to change. Andy Bast is the producer. Unmanned – How has Ukraine been able to level the battlefield in the war against Russia? By using remotely controlled and unmanned drones, including on land and sea, against the invading Russian troops. CBS News' Holly Williams reports the U.S. military is now learning from Ukraine's innovative, battle-tested drone expertise. Erin Lyall is the producer. Wonder of the World – 60 MINUTES explores an epic underworld of caverns the size of skyscrapers, known as Hang Son Doong in Vietnam, over a multiday expedition. The journey reveals a colossal subterranean world: rivers, limestone rock, dense jungle and an underground lake. Correspondent Scott Pelley speaks with the cavers who discovered and surveyed the cave in 2009. Nicole Young is the producer.

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Where does Inside the Tower | Unmanned | Wonder of the World sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S58E23 is listed hour 758 of 767 — hour 23 of 31 in season 58, season 58 episode 23.

When did 60 Minutes S58E23 air?

Inside the Tower | Unmanned | Wonder of the World aired 2026-03-29 and is listed at 60 minutes.

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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.

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