Sep 14, 2017

Oprah will kick off '60 Minutes' 50th season

Oprah Winfrey attends the 9th annual Produced By Conference at Twentieth Century. Photo:Jordan Strauss/Invision for Producers Guild of America/AP Images

Oprah Winfrey is a new special contributor to "60 Minutes" and her debut will be on the show's premiere of its 50th season, airing Sept. 24.

CBS signed Oprah back in January, but at the time only noted that she would make an appearance at some point in the fall. Kicking off the show's 50th season is a significant debut for Oprah and the show at large. The network has not given any details on the topic of her show.

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