60 MINUTES is in Nielsen's top 10 once again, drawing 15.78 million viewers to finish at # 9 for the week, according to Nielsen live-plus-same day ratings for Sunday, Jan. 17.  It was the eighth time in 11 weeks that the broadcast made the list. 

            America's number-one news program also made the list in the households category, scoring a 9.5 household rating and a 14 share to finish at #10.

            Sunday's 60 MINUTES featured a Byron Pitts segment from earthquake-ravaged Haiti, Scott Pelley's feature on tiny American Samoa as a hotbed of NFL talent, and Charlie Rose's profile of the Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz.

            Jeff Fager is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES.

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