CBS Reports
CBS Reports is a long-form documentary television series launched by CBS News in 1959, designed as a platform for in-depth investigative reporting and international documentary journalism. Distinct from later programs of the same name, the original series presented feature-length nonfiction reports on Cold War geopolitics, science and technology, war, social change, and global political systems, using on-location filming and extended narrative structures rather than studio news formats. It established a model for serious broadcast documentary journalism that influenced subsequent public-affairs and investigative television programming.
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| Status | Returning Series | |
| Original Name | CBS Reports | |
| First Air Date | October 27, 1959 | |
| Last Air Date | January 14, 1960 | |
| Seasons | 8 | |
| Episodes | 5 | |
| Episode Runtime | 1h 0min | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | CBS | |
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