30 Minutes (TV program)

Last updated February 25, 2025

30 Minutes is an American educational newsmagazine television program that aired on CBS on Saturdays from 1978 to 1982 following its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. Patterned after 60 Minutes , its topics ranged from acne and rock bands to the Ku Klux Klan and juvenile defendants.^[1]

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The show was hosted by Christopher Glenn, Betsy Aaron (1978-1980) and Betty Ann Bowser (1980-1981).^[2]

Guests

The program featured interviews with upcoming celebrities such as Stockard Channing, and music groups like The Police.

Producers

Madeline Amgott, awarded three Daytime Emmys for her work on 30 Minutes^[3]
Catherine Olian
Martin Smith

References

↑ TV Guide Guide to TV . Barnes & Noble. 2004. pp. 635. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
↑ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 505–506. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
↑ "Madeline Amgott Dead: Pioneering Female TV News Producer Dies at 92". Variety . 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14.

External links

30 Minutes at IMDb

v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series
Entertainment Children's Series (1974–1984)	Sesame Street (1973) Zoom (1974) Sesame Street (1974) Star Trek: The Animated Series (1975) Sesame Street (1975) The Big Blue Marble (1976) Sesame Street (1976) Zoom (1977) Sesame Street (1977) Captain Kangaroo (1978) Sesame Street (1978) Kids Are People Too (1979) Sesame Street (1979) Hot Hero Sandwich (1980) Sesame Street (1980) Captain Kangaroo / Once Upon a Classic ("A Tale of Two Cities") (1981) Sesame Street (1981) Sesame Street (1982) Captain Kangaroo (1982) Sesame Street (1983) Captain Kangaroo / The Smurfs (1983) Sesame Street (1984) Captain Kangaroo / The Smurfs (1984)
Children's Instructional Programming (1976–1979)	Schoolhouse Rock! (1976) Sesame Street (1977) Schoolhouse Rock! (1978) Schoolhouse Rock! (1979)
Informational Children's Series (1976–1979)	Go (1976) The Electric Company (1977) Animals, Animals, Animals (1978) The Big Blue Marble (1979)
Children's Informational/Instructional Series (1980–1984)	Sesame Street / 30 Minutes (1980) 30 Minutes (1981) 30 Minutes (1982) Sesame Street (1983) ABC Weekend Specials (1984)
Children's Series (1985–2016)	Sesame Street (1985) Sesame Street (1986) Sesame Street (1987) Sesame Street (1988) Newton's Apple (1989) Reading Rainbow (1990) Sesame Street (1991) Sesame Street (1992) Reading Rainbow (1993) Sesame Street (1994) Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (1995) Reading Rainbow (1996) Reading Rainbow (1997) Reading Rainbow (1998) Bill Nye the Science Guy (1999) Bill Nye the Science Guy (2000) Reading Rainbow (2001) Reading Rainbow (2002) Reading Rainbow (2003) Assignment Discovery (2004) Reading Rainbow (2005) Zoom (2006) Reading Rainbow (2007) Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye / Jack Hanna's Into the Wild (2008) From the Top at Carnegie Hall (2009) The Electric Company (2010) The Electric Company (2011) The Electric Company / Jack Hanna's Into the Wild (2012) R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2013) R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2014) R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2015) Sea Rescue (2016)
Pre-School Children's Series (1995–2021)	Sesame Street (1995) Sesame Street (1996) Sesame Street (1997) Sesame Street (1998) Sesame Street (1999) Sesame Street (2000) Sesame Street (2001) Sesame Street (2002) Sesame Street (2003) Sesame Street (2004) Sesame Street (2005) Sesame Street (2006) Sesame Street (2007) Sesame Street (2008) Between the Lions (2009) Sesame Street (2010) Sesame Street (2011) Sesame Street (2012) Sesame Street (2013) Sesame Street (2014) Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (2015) Sesame Street (2016) Sesame Street (2017) Sesame Street (2018) Sesame Street (2019) Sesame Street (2020)
Children's or Family Viewing Series (2017–2020)	Give (2017) Free Rein (2018) Odd Squad (2019) Ghostwriter (2020)
Preschool, Children's or Family Viewing Program (2021)	The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special (2021)
Education or Informational Series (2018–2021)	Giver (2018) Weird but True! (2019) Could You Survive the Movies? (2020) PBS KIDS Talk About (2021)

v t e 60 Minutes
In the media	The Insider Mike Wallace Is Here My Kid Could Paint That Truth
Related	Brown & Williamson CBS News controversies and criticism George W. Bush military service controversy Killian documents controversy Killian documents authenticity issues
Spin-offs	30 Minutes 60 Minutes II 60 Minutes Sports
International versions	Australia New Zealand

v t e Children's programming on CBS in the 1970s
First-run animated series	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963-72) Tom and Jerry (1965-72) The Bugs Bunny Show/Road Runner Show (1968–73; 1975–85) Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–71) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-72, 1974-76) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–71) The Adventures of Batman (1969–70) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971–74) Groovie Goolies (1970–71) Josie and the Pussycats (1970–72) The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–72) Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–74) Archie's TV Funnies (1971–73) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972) The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–73) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–84) Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (1972) Jeannie (1973) My Favorite Martians (1973–75) Bailey's Comets (1973–75) Speed Buggy (1973–75) Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (1974–75) Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–76) The U.S. of Archie (1974–76) Clue Club (1976–77) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–77) The New Adventures of Batman (1977–78) What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977) The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour (1977–78) The All New Popeye Hour (1978–82, 1983) Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978–80) The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979–81)
First-run live action series	Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) In the News (1971–86) You Are There (1971–72) CBS Children's Film Festival (1971–78; 1982–84) Shazam! (1974–77) The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974–75) The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974–75) The Secrets of Isis (1975–77) Far Out Space Nuts (1975–76) The Ghost Busters (1975) Ark II (1976) Way Out Games (1976–77) The Skatebirds (1977–78) Space Academy (1977–79) Wacko (1977) 30 Minutes (1978–82) Jason of Star Command (1978–81)
Rebroadcasts	The Monkees (1969–72) Wacky Races (1968–70) The New Adventures of Superman Jonny Quest (1965-70) The Jetsons (1967-77) Sylvester and Tweety (1976–77)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era

v t e Children's programming on CBS in the 1980s
First-run animated series	The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979–81) The All New Popeye Hour (1978–82, 1983) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–84) Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978–80) The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980–82) Drak Pack (1980) The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour (1980–82) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle The Lone Ranger The New Adventures of Zorro Blackstar (1981–83) The Kwicky Koala Show (1981) Trollkins (1981–82) Gilligan's Planet (1982–83) Pandamonium (1982–83) Meatballs & Spaghetti (1982–83) The Dukes (1983) The Biskitts (1983–84, 1985) Saturday Supercade (1983–85) Dungeons & Dragons (1983–86) The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983–86) The Get Along Gang (1984–85) Muppet Babies (1984–92) Pole Position (1984) The Berenstain Bears (1985–87) The Wuzzles (1985) Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985–87) Wildfire (1986) Dennis the Menace (1986–88) Galaxy High School (1986–87, 1988) Teen Wolf (1986–88) Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater (1987–88) Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987–89) Popeye and Son (1987–88, 1989) The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (1988–90) Superman (1988) Garfield and Friends (1988–94) Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989–91) The California Raisin Show (1989–90) Rude Dog and the Dweebs (1989–90)
First-run live-action series	Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) In the News (1971–86) 30 Minutes (1978–82) CBS Saturday Film Festival (1971–78; 1982–84) Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince (1983) Pryor's Place (1984–85) Little Muppet Monsters (1985) CBS Storybreak (1985–87) Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–91) Hey Vern, It's Ernest! (1988–89)
Rebroadcasts	The Bugs Bunny Show/Road Runner Show (1975–85) Shazam! (1980–81) Speed Buggy (1982, 1988) Shirt Tales (1984) Land of the Lost (1985–86) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1985) The Transformers (1987) Kidd Video (1987–88)
Related topics	Garbage Pail Kids The Young Astronauts Animation in the United States in the television era Modern animation in the United States

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30 Minutes (TV program)

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Guests

Producers

References

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