CBS’ “Face the Nation” was the most-watched Sunday public affairs show June 2, topping NBC’s “Meet the Press” by +470,000 Total Viewers and +70,000 A25-54 viewers.
Compared to the same week last year, only “Face the Nation” (+19% in Total Viewers / +13% in A24-54) and Univision’s “Al Punto” (+14% / +13%) are up in both ratings measurements. “Fox News Sunday” is up +5% in Total Viewers and down -20% in the A25-54 demographic, and “Meet the Press” (-5% / -1%) and ABC’s “This Week” (-11% / -24%) were down across the board.
Cable replays of “Fox News Sunday” averaged a combined 2,389,000 Total Viewers and 482,000 viewers in the demo. “Meet the Press” delivered an additional 939,000 Total Viewers and 506,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts.
“Face the Nation” is based on the first half-hour only, as the full contiguous hour aired in just 63% of the country.
The numbers for June 2:
| Network | Program | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS |
“Face the Nation” | 2.81M | 748K |
| NBC |
“Meet the Press” | 2.34M | 678K |
| ABC | “This Week” | 1.96M | 535K |
| Fox | “Fox News Sunday” | 1.06M | 328K |
| Univision | “Al Punto” | 770K | 345K |