Episode
60 Minutes: The Blowout/The Russian Is Coming
Overview
"The Blowout" rebroadcasts a segment on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. "The Russian is Coming" rebroadcasts a profile of Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov who is trying to buy an NBA team. "Andy Rooney" talks about Christmas, games, and the election.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 47
- Air date
- 2010-08-22
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Blowout/The Russian Is Coming is Episode 47 in Season 42 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2010-08-22. The runtime is 44 min.
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