The second to last Sunday before the midterm elections generated strong ratings for the public affairs programs, with all four up from the previous week.
“Meet the Press” returned to the top spot in both total and demo viewers after an unusual second-place finish to CBS’ “Face the Nation” last week, with the CBS program finishing second in both categories.
ABC’s “This Week” was third, with Fox’s “Fox News Sunday” fourth.
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Cable replays of “Fox News Sunday brought in an additional 1.78 million total viewers and 311,000 demo viewers. rebroadcasts of “Meet the Press” on NBC and MSNBC brought in an additional 1.469 million total viewers.
| Network | Program | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | “Meet the Press” | 3.210M | 1.110M |
| CBS | “Face the Nation” | 2.620M | 850K |
| ABC | “This Week” | 2.240M | 810K |
| FOX | “Fox News Sunday” | 1.150M | 430K |