Episode
60 Minutes: Deepwater Horizon disaster, Conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Overview
On tonight's edition of "60 Minutes", Scott Pelley investigates the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Bob Simon catches up with Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and Andy Rooney on gambling.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 33
- Air date
- 2010-05-16
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Deepwater Horizon disaster, Conductor Gustavo Dudamel is Episode 33 in Season 42 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2010-05-16. The runtime is 44 min.
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