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CBS show '60 Minutes' to launch a companion website

NEW YORK (AP) — "60 Minutes" is launching a companion website that will offer additional details from its correspondents each week about stories that appear on the CBS broadcast.

The site is 60minutesovertime.com and will appear on September 26, the night the broadcast begins its 43rd season on the air. Each week new content will appear online at the same time the broadcast airs.

CBS said the material wouldn't be outtakes, but fully-produced stories that will explore new angles or expand upon ideas that were only talked about for a short time on the air.

For example, correspondent Steve Kroft interviews New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees for the first show, and they walk down Bourbon Street together. The website will have a more expanded look at where they went during that segment, said Jeff Fager, "60 Minutes" executive producer.

"It's an opportunity for our team to tell stories about their stories," Fager said.

It's not happening immediately, but there are plans to make "60 Minutes" correspondents available to talk about their stories with viewers through the website, said Bill Owens, the broadcast's executive editor, who will oversee content.