FACE THE NATION Wins Third Consecutive November Sweep

CBS News' FACE THE NATION posted 3.79m viewers and 0.9/04 in adults 25-54 - the demographic most important to those who advertise in news -according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Nov. 23. Editor's Note: FACE THE NATION's second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 55% of the CBS affiliates.

On Nov. 23, FACE THE NATION was first in viewers and first in adults 25-54 among the Sunday morning public affairs programs. FACE THE NATION posted its largest audience since March 23, 2014, matched its season-best adults 25-54 ratings and beat its closest competitor by +800,000 viewers.

In the November 2014 sweep, FACE THE NATION was first in viewers (3.44m) and adults 25-54 (0.8/04). FACE THE NATION was first in all these measures for the third consecutive November sweep.

Season-to-date FACE THE NATION is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers and adults 25-54.

The Nov. 23 broadcast of FACE THE NATION featured interviews with the president of the NAACP Cornell William Brooks, Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID), and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). Host Bob Schieffer also spoke to Susan Page of USA Today, Clarence Page of The Chicago Tribune, Michael Gerson of The Washington Post, Mark Leibovich of The New York Times Magazine, and David Ignatius of The Washington Post.

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. The Emmy-winning program, 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.