60 Minutes opens 59th season under Weiss and Bilton

60 Minutes began its 59th season on September 13 at 7:30 PM under CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and executive producer Nick Bilton, the role in day-to-day charge of the show, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on September 14. CBS lists the run as its 59th season since its September 1968 launch.