CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers and in adults 25-54 (tied) according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Feb.14. FACE THE NATION delivered 4.36 million viewers and 1.0/05 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.
Compared to the same day last year,
FACE THE NATION was up +25% in both viewers (from 3.50m) and adults 25-54 (from 0.8/04). Season-to-date,
FACE THE NATION is first in viewers (3.76m) and in adults 25-54 (0.8/04, tied). Compared to last season,
FACE THE NATION is up +7% in viewers (from 3.51m) and even in adults 25-54.
The Feb. 14 broadcast aired live from the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., the morning after the
CBS News Republican Presidential Debate, featuring interviews with candidates Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Host John Dickerson also spoke with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
CBS News Elections Director Anthony Salvanto revealed results of the new
CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker. This week's political panel included Dan Balz of The Washington Post, Kimberley Strassel of The Wall Street Journal;
CBS News Political Analyst and Chief Political Correspondent for Slate Jamelle Bouie; and
CBS News contributor and columnist at The Wall Street Journal Peggy Noonan.
CBS News Chief Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford also reported on Justice Antonin Scalia's death and its implications for the Supreme Court.
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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