'60 Minutes' (1992)

The plot: The oldest plot in the playbook: politician cheats on wife and apologizes to Dan Rather and the world on national television. While campaigning for president, the "Boy Governor" of Arkansas was accused of an extra-marital affair with Gennifer Flowers. The governor's wife stood by her man as the two addressed the charges on air.

How many watched: 24.8 million

Touchdown or fumble? Touchdown. History tells the rest of the story, and Bill Clinton gave himself his own game name, "The Comeback Kid."

--Rebecca Snavely, LATimes.com

February 4, 2013