60 Minutes returns Sunday, September 20, with three wide-ranging reports examining a deeply personal family tragedy, the political and community backlash surrounding the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, and one of the most enduring mysteries in horse racing history.
The episode airs Sunday from 7:00-8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS and will also be available on Paramount+.
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Patrick Clancy
In his first television interview, Patrick Clancy sits down with 60 Minutes just weeks after his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, was on trial in one of the most closely followed murder cases in the United States.
Correspondent Ross Douthat speaks with Clancy about the loss of his three children and how he has attempted to navigate grief while his family’s tragedy became the subject of intense national attention.
The interview will also explore Clancy’s memories of his children and the enormous amount of commentary the case generated online. Social media became an important part of the wider public conversation surrounding the case, with strangers debating the tragedy, Lindsay Clancy’s actions and the circumstances surrounding the children’s deaths.
Clancy will discuss what it has been like to see such a personal tragedy examined and debated publicly, offering viewers a perspective that has largely been absent from the extensive coverage of the case.
He is also joined during the 60 Minutes report by his new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, as the couple discusses their life today and what has followed for Clancy after the events that transformed his family.
Michael Karzis is the producer.
AI Data Centers
The extraordinary growth of artificial intelligence is creating demand for an equally extraordinary amount of computing infrastructure, but the data centers powering the AI boom are increasingly encountering resistance from the communities being asked to host them.
Norah O’Donnell travels to rural Texas for 60 Minutes to examine the rapid expansion of AI data centers and why the issue has become a political flashpoint.
The report looks beyond the technology itself to the enormous physical infrastructure required to support AI. Data centers can represent major investments and economic-development opportunities for communities, but their expansion can also raise concerns about electricity demand, water use, land development and the effect large industrial facilities could have on surrounding areas.
Those competing interests have helped produce an unusual political dynamic. Opposition to data-center projects has attracted people from both sides of the political divide, making the issue increasingly relevant as the United States approaches the midterm elections.
O’Donnell examines the debate from rural Texas, where communities are confronting questions that are likely to become increasingly common across the country: how much infrastructure will the AI revolution require, who benefits economically from its construction, and what costs should local residents be expected to accept?
The 60 Minutes investigation will explore the tension between the promise of investment and jobs associated with the AI boom and residents who believe their communities could be asked to shoulder too much of the burden created by its rapid expansion.
Roxanne Feitel is the producer.
Shergar, Where Are You?
More than four decades after champion racehorse Shergar disappeared, the mystery of what happened to him continues to fascinate the racing world.
Correspondent Jon Wertheim revisits the extraordinary case for 60 Minutes, examining the kidnapping of one of the world’s most famous racehorses and the enduring questions surrounding his fate.
Shergar disappeared in Ireland in the early 1980s after an extraordinary racing career had made him internationally famous. His kidnapping triggered a massive investigation, but the horse was never recovered and the full circumstances surrounding his disappearance have never been definitively established.
The absence of a conclusive resolution helped turn the case into one of racing’s greatest mysteries. Over the decades, numerous accounts and theories have emerged about who was responsible, what happened after Shergar was taken and why the horse was never found.
Rather than simply revisiting the familiar legend, Wertheim speaks with people who were close to the events and uses firsthand accounts to reconstruct the case and examine the competing explanations surrounding Shergar’s disappearance.
More than 40 years later, 60 Minutes asks the question that has lingered since the kidnapping: What really happened to Shergar?
Nathalie Sommer and Kaylee Tully are the producers.
About 60 Minutes
60 Minutes is America’s most iconic television newsmagazine, delivering investigative journalism, in-depth interviews, and compelling stories since 1968. Airing Sunday nights on CBS, the program is known for its powerful reporting style and groundbreaking segments that continue to shape public conversations.
Created by Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes introduced a unique format that revolutionized broadcast journalism. Instead of a single anchor delivering the news, the program uses correspondents who report three to four stories in each episode. Its distinctive stopwatch opening has become one of television’s most recognizable trademarks.
Over more than five decades, the show has covered global politics, science, business, culture, and human-interest stories, earning dozens of Emmy Awards and multiple Peabody Awards.
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60 Minutes is anchored by Lester Holt, with a team of respected correspondents including Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim, and Anderson Cooper. Each brings a distinct voice and reporting style, offering viewers a diverse range of perspectives and storytelling.
The correspondents are known for hard-hitting interviews, often pressing world leaders, CEOs, and cultural icons with tough but fair questions.
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