‘60 Minutes Plus’ Coming to Paramount Plus March 4

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ViacomCBS said that 60 Minutes Plus, a streaming version of the venerable newsmagazine show, will be launching with Paramount Plus on March 4. 

The new show will feature longer segments reported by a new team of correspondents.

A new episode will stream each week. The first episode will feature an interview with Jacob Chansley, the QAnon shaman who stormed the Capitol.

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Correspondents for 60 Minutes Plus include Laurie Segall, Enrique Acevido and Seth Doane and Wesley Lowery.

“I’m proud to be working with such a group of talented journalists bringing the 60 Minutes tradition to a new platform,” said Jonathan Blakely, named executive producer of the new show. “Laurie, Wesley, Enrique, Seth and our entire team are going to make 60 Minutes Plus a standout program for a new and growing audience.”

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