CBS SUNDAY MORNING Posts Double Digit % Increases in Viewers

CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD, the nation's #1 Sunday morning news program, posted double-digit percentage audience increases and its sixth largest audience since the 1987 advent of people meters, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Feb. 14. The broadcast delivered its largest audience since January 2015.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING delivered 6.71 million viewers and a 1.5/08 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news. Compared to the same day last year, CBS SUNDAY MORNING was up +11% in viewers (from 6.04m) and even in adults 25-54. The broadcast marked its seventh consecutive week of delivering more than 6 million viewers.

Season-to-date, CBS SUNDAY MORNING is the #1 Sunday morning news program with viewers and adults 24-54, delivering 5.98 million viewers and a 1.3/07 with adults 25-54.

Sunday's broadcast featured Tracy Smith's interview with singer/songwriter Chris Isaak; Lee Cowan's trip to a Canadian town that is the "polar bear capital of the world" to see how climate change is impacting these extraordinary animals; Ben Tracy's chat with hit songwriter Diane Warren and Lady Gaga about their Oscar-nominated song; Serena Altschul's visit with Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw, the stars of the classic film "Love Story," now appearing in a production of the play "Love Letters;" Mo Rocca's report about a reunion of people who are DESCENDANTS of Presidents; Anna Werner's story about a Key West restaurant where the desserts are said to be "better than sex"; Martha Teichner's look at THE LIFE of Justice Antonin Scalia; Paul Reiser's thoughts on Valentine's Day; and Steve Hartman's visit with a man who has created a museum filled with memories of his late wife.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING is broadcast Sundays (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Rand Morrison is the executive producer.

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