โ Scribed by Blum, David
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
An insider's view of the most successful show in the history of TV, 60 Minutes.
The most popular TV show in America isn't American Idol, and it's not Survivor. Month in, month out, the mostโwatched program in America is 60 Minutes, drawing a staggering 25 million viewers in an average week.
For its entire 34โyear history, 60 Minutes was the brainchild (and personal fiefdom) of Don Hewitt, the takeโnoโprisoners visionary who hustled the show into being and kept it afloat with a mixture of chutzpah, tough talk, scheming, and journalistic savvy. But now that Hewitt is 80 and grudgingly considering retirement, the show's direction is increasingly up for grabs, and the transition will surely be marked by some serious fireworks.
As author David Blum provides a flyโonโtheโwall perspective on the show's upheavals, he'll also trace its past; although the show has aired some 5,000 pieces and has made household names of Mike Wallace, Ed...
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