CBS’ “Face the Nation” was the top-rated public affairs program on Dec. 21, up +15% in total viewers and up +21% in the key A25-54 demo, compared to the same day last year.
ABC’s “This Week” ranks second in both categories, up +3 in viewers and up +16% in the demo. NBC’s “Meet the Press” ranks third, up+5% and +10% respectively.
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“Fox News Sunday” was up +65 in viewers but down -24% in the demo, while combining with cable replays for 3.1 million viewers. Replays on FNC averaged a combined 1.76 million total viewers and 348,000 in the demo.
“Face the Nation” is based on the first half-hour only, as the full contiguous hour aired in just 55% of the country.
The numbers for December 21:
| Network | Program | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS |
“Face the Nation” | 3.60M | 1M |
| NBC | “Meet the Press” | 2.72M | 794,000 |
| ABC |
“This Week” | 3.02M | 935,000 |
| FOX | “Fox News Sunday” | 1.38M | 387,000 |
| UNIV | “Al Punto” |