CBS’ “Face the Nation” was the top Sunday public affairs show in total viewers on January 1, though NBC’s “Meet the Press” was tops in the key news demo of adults 25-54. Both programs were very very close, with NBC placing just behind CBS in total viewers, and CBS right behind NBC in the demo.
A placeholder “This Week” on ABC (George Stephanopoulos starts this week) placed third in both categories, followed by “Fox News Sunday” and Univision’s “Al Punto.”
The numbers for January 1:
| Network | Program | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS |
“Face the Nation” | 3.12M | 925K |
| NBC |
“Meet the Press” | 3.05M | 954K |
| ABC | “This Week” | 2.43M | 718K |
| FOX | “Fox News Sunday” | 1.03M | 390K |
| Univision | “Al Punto” | 815K | 387K |