CBS's FACE THE NATION is #1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Show

CBS News' FACE THE NATION posted 2.77m viewers and 0.6/03 in adults 25-54 - the demographic most important to those who advertise in news - according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sept. 7. Editor's Note: FACE THE NATION's second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 53% of the CBS affiliates.

FACE THE NATION was second in viewers among the Sunday morning public affairs programs.

Television year-to-date, FACE THE NATION is first in viewers (3.12m) and tied for first in adults 25-54 (0.7/04). Compared to last year, FACE THE NATION is up +2% in viewers (from 3.06m).

The Sept. 7 broadcast of FACE THE NATION featured interviews with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), and former Secretary of State and author of World Order Dr. Henry Kissinger. FACE THE NATION's political panel featured Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal, Peter Baker of The New York Times and David Ignatius of The Washington Post. FACE THE NATION also featured new results from the CBS News/New York Times joint venture BATTLEGROUND TRACKER.

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. FACE THE NATION is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, now celebrating its 60th year on air. 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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