CBS's FACE THE NATION is America's No. 1 Public Affairs Program on 1/21

CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers on Jan. 21, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. FACE THE NATION delivered 3.71 million viewers and 0.7/04 in adults 25-54. (Editor's Note: FACE THE NATION's second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 59.8% 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 3.59 million viewers and 0.7/03 in adults 25-54.

The Jan. 21 broadcast opened with an exclusive interview with Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WY), followed by interviews with White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). The political roundtable featured The Federalist's Ben Domenech; Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic; The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus; and The Washington Post and CBS News contributor Ed O'Keefe.

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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