Episode
60 Minutes: 60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes
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- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 46
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2013-12-29
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes is Episode 14 in Season 46 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2013-12-29. The runtime is 44 min.
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