CBS's FACE THE NATION is America's No. 1 Public Affairs Program with Over 4M Viewers

CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program with 4.03 million viewers on Sunday, Dec. 11, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. FACE THE NATION was also second in adults 25-54, the demographic most important to those who advertise in news, delivering 0.8/04. (Editor's Note: FACE THE NATION's second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 58.7% of the CBS affiliates.)

FACE THE NATION is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers television year-to-date, according to Nielsen most current ratings. Television year-to-date, FACE THE NATION is averaging 3.82 million viewers (up +9%, from 3.51m) and 0.8/04 in adults 25-54 (up +14%, from 0.7/03).

The Dec. 11 broadcast opened with an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), followed by President-elect Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The political roundtable featured Slate and CBS News political analyst Jamelle Bouie; TIME's Michael Duffy; The Associated Press's Lisa Lerer; and The Washington Post's Michael Gerson. FACE THE NATION then aired a pre-taped, sit-down interview with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). The show closed with a tribute to the life of John Glenn.

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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