60 Minutes “Shields Up, Running Volkswagen, eVTOLs” 4/17/22 on CBS
Tonight (Sunday April 17 2022), CBS broadcasts a new episode of the series “60 Minutes“.
We’ve got the scoop on everything you need to know about tonight’s episode, including if it’s new, the time, cast, how to watch and all the episode details!
60 Minutes April 17 2022 Episode Summary
SHIELDS UP – As Russia continues its war on Ukraine, the Biden administration is warning about Kremlin-directed cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in the United States. Bill Whitaker reports on the growing threat, speaking with top government officials and private sector cybersecurity leaders about how the United States is mounting a digital defense. Marc Lieberman and Graham Messick are the producers.
RUNNING VOLKSWAGEN – Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess sits down with 60 MINUTES’ Lesley Stahl to discuss how the giant German automaker tackles issues like rising prices at the pump, the war in Ukraine, COVID-19 unraveling supply chains, and the increasing concern over climate change. Diess has set his company a goal: he wants at least half of his fleet to be electric cars by the end of the decade – not an easy mission for an 85-year-old car company. Shachar Bar-On is the producer.
eVTOLs – 60 MINUTES’ Anderson Cooper takes a look at what could be the next big thing in transportation: eVTOLs, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts. Companies all around the world are spending billions of dollars to turn these battery-powered vehicles into air taxi services, promising a faster, safer and greener mode of transportation. Sound too good to be true? Cooper went for a ride to find out. Nichole Marks is the producer.
Is Tonight’s Episode New or a Repeat?
Great news! Tonight’s episode of “60 Minutes” is all new!
What Time is Tonight’s Episode On?
Tonight’s episode of “60 Minutes” will be broadcast on CBS at 7:00PM ET/PT.
60 Minutes April 17 2022 Episode Videos & Previews
Watch Tonight’s Episode Online
You can find episodes on the CBS website and watch full episodes on Paramount+.
60 Minutes Series Information
60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments, and profiles of people in the news, the CBS News magazine has been the number-one program a record five times. It also finished among Nielsen’s annual top-10 list for 23 consecutive seasons – a record never even approached by another program. The program has won more Emmy Awards than any other primetime broadcast, including a special Lifetime Achievement Emmy. It has also won virtually every other broadcast journalism award, plus 15 Peabody awards for excellence in television broadcasting. 60 Minutes was created in 1968 by Don Hewitt and premiered on CBS September 24th of that year.
