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Here's when shows return
The expected time that shows will return follows. (''Midseason'' can mean anything from October into next year, depending on a network's whim and how well fall shows do.) As always, these dates could change; in fact, one did about a week ago. 20/20 — ABC. Friday. 24 — FOX . January. 30 Rock — NBC. Oct. 15. 48 Hours Mystery — CBS. Sept. 26. 60 Minutes — CBS . Sept. 27. 90210 — The CW . Tuesday. The Amazing Race — CBS . Sept. 27. America's Funniest Home Videos...

CBS Correspondent Reveals Struggles In New Memoir
Byron Pitts is a born story-teller. He has traveled the world interviewing presidents and potentates but he has a gift for listening and translating lives into words.

Death takes no holiday this summer
Twitterers have deemed this the Summer of Death. Bloggers have gone on Celebrity Death Watch. Someone at the office makes a bad/funny joke about how Dan Rather should be careful, what with the journalistic collapse of 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt (cancer), Robert Novak (brain tumor) and Walter Cronkite (cerebrovascular disease). Remember in early June when we thought David Carradine was a lone loss, gone too soon and too mysteriously? Remember, in late June, after Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett...

Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News
CBS News brings you the latest breaking world news, national news, political, business and entertainment news, as well as stories from 60 Minutes and the Early Show.

Don Hewitt, The Ringmaster: PHOTO
This has not been a happy summer for those of us who work at CBS News: last month Walter Cronkite died, and this past week we lost Don Hewitt, the man who created 60 Minutes 41 years ago. Don was 86, but in his head and in his heart he was a kid. Words like "passion" and "enthusiasm" are too weak to describe this human dynamo. As correspondent Morley Safer explains, Don was his boss for most of the 45 years he has worked at the network and he was not an easy man to please. But when you did...

Don Hewitt: PHOTO
Don Hewitt, who died on August 19 aged 86, created the popular American television news magazine 60 Minutes, which became a model for current affairs programmes around the world.

Speed Read: Monday, Aug. 24
Media highlights from today's New York Times: August 24 Meryl Streep: Still Cooking on Behalf of Newspapers Vintage Meryl Streep commercial on behalf of newspapers still resonates. August 21 Thursday Ratings: ‘Runway’ Roars Back Viewers came back in droves for the long-delayed return of "Project Runway," which began its run on Lifetime on Thursday after five seasons on Bravo. August 20 ‘60 Minutes’ Plans Tribute to Hewitt The creator of the program, who died Wednesday,...

Anna ... David: Wintour Makes Brisk, Good-Humored Appearance on Late Show
In the last year, Anna Wintour, the typically private Vogue editor, has submitted to a 60 Minutes interview; given a talk at the 92nd Street Y about her charity work; courted White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers at Monkey Bar and boldly announced at a CFDA Town Hall meeting that she has friends in The White House. Just last week, Ms. Wintour devoted a few Minutes to each reporter who had lined up along the red carpet at the premiere of The September Issue, a documentary by R. J.

Jenkins/Fiore Mystery Mobile: PHOTO
Check out this video of Don Randall -- who first saw Jasmine Fiore's missing Mercedes in a West Hollywood parking lot on August 15 -- talking with cops. Don says at around 9 AM on the 15th, he noticed the Mercedes and then saw a silver, 4-door sedan parked next to it. Randall says he walked inside the building and returned to the lot somewhere between 30 - 60 Minutes later and the silver car was gone. See Also

New APSE - "3.1/The Whip" (Stereogum Premiere): PHOTO
The "outer Cape Cod" quintet Apse's home-recorded second album Climb Up is worthy of its expansive album art. In fact, it's difficult charting the various textures, moods, and post-rock approaches contained in its dozen songs and almost 60-minutes worth of...

Kennedy's bullet-proof vest: PHOTO
In an interview with " 60 Minutes " airing Sunday, Ted Kennedy Jr. says his late father kept bullet-proof vests in his closet. The late senator's son tells Lesley Stahl : “Most people keep coats and umbrellas in their coat closet. My father kept bullet-proof vests...Believe me, we would walk past that coat closet every day, fearful about some crazy person out there wanting to make a name for themselves and that, I think, was in the back of our minds almost every time that my father would appear...

Son: Sen. Ted Kennedy's Family Feared 'Crazy Person' Would Kill Him
BOSTON -- A son of Sen. Edward Kennedy says he and his siblings grew up anxious about their father's safety and worried he'd meet the same fate as his slain brothers. In a "60 Minutes" interview airing Sunday on CBS, Ted Kennedy Jr. says his father kept bulletproof vests in a coat closet at home. He says whenever the senator appeared in public, he and siblings Patrick and Kara always had in the back of their minds some "crazy person" might try "to make a name for themselves." The "60 Minutes"...

Kennedy had closet of bullet-proof vests: PHOTO
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's son says growing up with a family legacy of assassination includes memories of the bullet-proof vests in his father's closet. In an interview with CBS News, to be broadcast Sunday on "60 Minutes," Ted Kennedy Jr. says he and his brother and sister were acutely aware of their father's protective vests. "Most people keep coats and umbrellas in their coat closet. My father kept bullet-proof vests in his coat closet," the younger Kennedy...

Victorian Opera Plays The Cross
The Seven Last Words From the Cross is Scottish composer James MacMillan's masteriece, his beautiful lament powerfully evoking the inexorable sense of drama of the seven words. This very special concert meditates on Christ's seven last words on the cross. Presented by Melbourne International Arts Festival, Australian National Academy of Music and Victorian Opera. The performance lasts 60 Minutes with Richard Gill as conductor. -- www.victorianopera.com.au

McChrystal: Violence "Worse" Than Expected
General Also Tells 60 Minutes Overwhelming U.S. Firepower Is Not The Way To Proceed In Afghanistan (CBS)  As the news from Afghanistan moves to the front pages of Americans' newspapers, the general tasked with turning things around there tells 60 Minutes that the spread of the violence in Afghanistan was more than he expected. Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s interview with CBS News National Security correspondent David Martin will be broadcast on the 42nd season premiere of 60 Minutes this...

Kennedy's son says family worried about his safety
BOSTON A son of Sen. Edward Kennedy says he and his siblings grew up anxious about their father's safety and worried he'd meet the same fate as his slain brothers. In a "60 Minutes" interview airing Sunday on CBS, Ted Kennedy Jr. says his father kept bulletproof vests in a coat closet at home. He says whenever the senator appeared in public, he and siblings Patrick and Kara always had in the back of their minds some "crazy person" might try "to make a name for themselves." The "60 Minutes"...

Obama on 60 Minutes
Health Care reform without Republicans: Watch CBS Videos Online — Robert Gammon

Love and Marriage on Guiding Light
60 Minutes on CBS News: Love and Marriage on Guiding Light - As the lights begin to dim on the 72-year-old soap opera "Guiding Light," Kim Zimmer and Robert Newman - Reva and Josh - talk about their multiple marriages." />

Obama on Health Care Bill: "I Own It"
Tells 60 Minutes in White House Interview He Will Be Ultimately Responsible For Legislation (CBS)  This past week was a crucial one in the young presidency of Barack Obama. With public support for Health Care reform and his administration in decline, he decided to regain control over the debate with a speech before a joint session of Congress. With concessions to intransigent Republicans, reinforcement for wavering Democrats, and even a few specifics for skeptical citizens, the president...

Kennedy's son says family worried about his safety
BOSTON — A son of Sen. Edward Kennedy says he and his siblings grew up anxious about their father's safety and worried he'd meet the same fate as his slain brothers. In a "60 Minutes" interview airing Sunday on CBS, Ted Kennedy Jr. says his father kept bulletproof vests in a coat closet at home. He says whenever the senator appeared in public, he and siblings Patrick and Kara always had in the back of their minds some "crazy person" might try "to make a name for themselves." The "60...

Obama says he'll be blamed if health reform fails: PHOTO
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama says he'll be held responsible for any problems once a Health Care overhaul becomes law, so he has every reason to get it right. "I have no interest in having a bill get passed that fails. That doesn't work," he told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview to air Sunday night. Heading to a rally Saturday in Minneapolis, the president used his weekly radio and Internet address to focus on government figures showing that nearly half of all Americans live...

General McChrystal 60 Minutes Interview: Overwhelming US Firepower Not The Way Forward In Afghanistan (VIDEO)
America's top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, warned that overwhelming firepower from the United States is not the way forward in winning the Afghan war because the damage done to civilians is ultimately detrimental to our strategic goals. Interviewed by David Martin of 60 Minutes , McChrystal said he was surprised at the levels of violence in some parts of the country: Asked if things are better or worse than he expected since his arrival a few months ago, the general...