CBS's FACE THE NATION Finishes First in Viewers

CBS News' FACE THE NATION was first in viewers (3.18m) among the Sunday morning public affairs programs - according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for March 8. Editor's Note: FACE THE NATION's second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 57% of the CBS affiliates.

Compared to the same day last year, FACE THE NATION was up +10% in viewers (from 2.90m).

Season-to-date, FACE THE NATION is up +6% in viewers (3.50m from 3.29m) and even in adults 25-54 (0.8/04). Season-to-date, FACE THE NATION is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers and adults 25-54.

The March 8 broadcast of FACE THE NATION featured interviews with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and an excerpt of CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante's interview with President Obama. Host Bob Schieffer also spoke to Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Brown family attorney Benjamin Crump. FACE THE NATION's panel of analysts included Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post; April Ryan of the American Urban Radio Networks and author of The Presidency in Black and White; CBS News State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan; and Gerry Seib of the Wall Street Journal.

FACE THE NATION is broadcast on Sundays at 10:30 AM, ET (check local listings) on the CBS Television Network. Mary Hager is the Executive Producer. The Emmy-winning program, FACE THE NATION is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television. It premiered on CBS on Nov. 7, 1954. The program broadcasts from Washington, D.C., where Schieffer has spent more than 40 years covering government and politics. He has anchored FACE THE NATION since 1991. Guests include government leaders, politicians and global figures in the news.

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