CBS’ “Face the Nation” was the top-rated public affairs program on Jan. 11, up +10% in total viewers, despite being down -4% in the key A25-54 demo, compared to the same day last year.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” ranks second in both categories, despite dropping -6% in viewers and -3% in the demo. ABC’s “This Week” ranks third, down -1% and -2% respectively.
“Fox News Sunday” was up +40% and +38% in the demo, while combining with cable replays for 2.4 million viewers. Replays on FNC averaged a combined 927,000 total viewers and 188,000 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 Jan. 11:
| Network | Program | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS |
“Face the Nation” | 3.74M | 963,000 |
| NBC | “Meet the Press” | 2.92M | 821,000 |
| ABC |
“This Week” | 2.87M | 806,000 |
| FOX | “Fox News Sunday” | 1.50M | 476,000 |
| UNIV | “Al Punto” | 801,000 | 353,000 |