Sunday Shows, Part I

So Ted Kennedy made a little bit of history when he sat down with Tim Russert Sunday: “Meet the Press” became the #1 Sunday morning talk show for five years running. “Meet the Press” has now won all 260 weeks since July 30, 2000, when, in ratings parlance, all the Sunday programs were at “full coverage” (which basically excludes holiday weekends and times when sporting events or special coverage pre-empted the shoes).