Episode
60 Minutes: Blackwater 61/Fight for a Cure/Cameron's Avatar
Overview
"Blackwater 61" rebroadcasts an investigation into the crash of an airline run by a U.S. military contractor. "Fight for a Cure" rebroadcasts a segment on David Axelrod and his family's fight against epilepsy. "Cameron's Avatar" rebroadcasts a segment on the science fiction movie. "Andy Rooney" responds to viewer mail about his comments on the post office.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 39
- Air date
- 2010-06-27
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Blackwater 61/Fight for a Cure/Cameron's Avatar is Episode 39 in Season 42 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2010-06-27. The runtime is 44 min.
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