CBS's FACE THE NATION is #1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Show with Over 3.6 M Viewers

CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers and second in adults 25-54 according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Jan. 31. FACE THE NATION delivered 3.68 million viewers and 0.8/04 in adults 25-54 - the demographic most important to those who advertise in news. Editor's Note: FACE THE NATION's second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 57.83% of the CBS affiliates.

Season-to-date, FACE THE NATION is first in viewers (3.72m) and in adults 25-54 (0.8/04, tied). Compared to last season, FACE THE NATION is up +6% in viewers (from 3.49m) and even in adults 25-54.

The Jan. 31 broadcast featured interviews with Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Host John Dickerson also spoke with CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett and CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes with a preview of the Iowa Caucus. Ann Selzer of Bloomberg gave context and results of the just released Bloomberg/Des Moines Register Iowa poll. This week's political panel included Ed O'Keefe of The Washington Post, Kimberley Strassel of The Wall Street Journal; Ben Domenech of The Federalist; and Ezra Klein of Vox.com.

Mary Hager is the Executive Producer of the Emmy Award-winning FACE THE NATION, one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television.

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