Sunday Show Ratings: July 24

With the debate over raising the debt ceiling dominating the discussion, the Sunday public affairs programs had a strong day July 24.

NBC’s “Meet the Press” remained the top program in both total and demo viewers, and was up from the same week last year. ABC’s “This Week” placed second in the demo and third in total viewers, and was also up year-to-year. CBS’ “Face the Nation” placed second in total viewers and third in the demo, but was down in both categories from 2010. “Fox News Sunday” was up in both total and demo viewers compared to 2010.

Rebroadcasts of “Meet the Press” added an additional 1,105,000 viewers.