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Shots Fired | Ben Sasse | The Pigeon Mafia

TV Flash files “Shots Fired | Ben Sasse | The Pigeon Mafia” as hour 762 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 58, episode 27, aired 2026-04-26, 60 min.

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This leaf is S58E27: listed hour 762 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 27 of 31 in season 58. It aired 2026-04-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Iran's HEU | One Mother's Story | Wild Concerto” (S58E26). Next is “Disaster Tourists | Birds of War | Perfume Capital of the World” (S58E28). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

60 Minutes — Shots Fired | Ben Sasse | The Pigeon Mafia (S58E27)

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Shots Fired – After law enforcement officers halted a gunman from rushing the Washington Hilton ballroom where President Trump, members of the cabinet, congressional leaders and journalists convened to celebrate the First Amendment and White House correspondents, Norah O'Donnell speaks with President Donald J. Trump about the experience and what it signals about the state of the country. O'Donnell meets Mr. Trump at the White House for an in-depth conversation. Keith Sharman and Maria Gavrilovic are the producers. Ben Sasse – Former Senator Ben Sasse, a conservative Republican from Nebraska – and once among the most popular politicians in the state – speaks with correspondent Scott Pelley about his battle with pancreatic cancer and his hopes for what America can be. Reflecting on politics, community, technology, and faith, Sasse offers meaningful lessons from his own life in hopes of building a better tomorrow. Maria Gavrilovic is the producer. The Pigeon Mafia – What Kentucky is to thoroughbred horses, Belgium is to elite racing pigeons. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports as prizes in international competitions have climbed into the millions, the best birds have become targets for organized crime. Insiders call the network of break-in artists and smugglers "the pigeon mafia." Guy Campanile is the producer.

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Where does Shots Fired | Ben Sasse | The Pigeon Mafia sit in the 60 Minutes guide?

S58E27 is listed hour 762 of 767 — hour 27 of 31 in season 58, season 58 episode 27.

When did 60 Minutes S58E27 air?

Shots Fired | Ben Sasse | The Pigeon Mafia aired 2026-04-26 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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