Ratings

CBS NEWS RATINGS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1

FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN

  • Delivered 2.6 million viewers, with 430,000 in adults 25-54, for the week, ranking #1 in viewers for the last 23 consecutive weeks (in 44 of 45 weeks FTN aired this season). (Press Release) (Watch FACE THE NATION)

  • Ranked #2 in women 25-54 for the third consecutive week.

  • Season-to-date is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show in viewers for the second consecutive year (leading NBC by +369,000 viewers).

  • Is leading NBC for the first time in seven years in the women 25-54 demographic.

60 MINUTES PRESENTS

  • Was the week’s #2 primetime broadcast in viewers and tied for #1 in adults 18+ (#2 in adults 18+ viewers) on August 7. (Watch 60 MINUTES)

CBS MORNINGS

  • Is the only program to see growth from the same week last year in adults, women and men. (Watch CBS MORNINGS)

  • Delivered 2.3 million viewers, with 496,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demo and 302,000 among women 25-54, for the week ending August 5.

  • Grew the most in the adults 25-54 demo from the prior week, up +1%, while NBC was flat and ABC was down.

  • Delivered the smallest gap with ABC in the adults 25-54 demo since September 2003.

  • Has cut into NBC and ABC’s leads for the season in the adults 25-54 demo by 25% and 17%, respectively, versus last year.

  • Is delivering the tightest gaps in adults and women 25-54 for a season ever (since at least 1991) vs. NBC and ABC.

CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL

  • Held viewers in the adults 25-54 demo for the third consecutive week while the competition continued to erode – NBC fell -3% and ABC fell -3%. (Watch the CBS EVENING NEWS)

  • Delivered 4.5 million viewers, with 751,000 of them adults 25-54, for the week ending August 5.

  • Is delivering the tightest demo gap for the season with NBC in 27 years (since 1994/95) and with ABC since 2018/19.

CBS SATURDAY MORNING

  • Delivered 1.7 million viewers, with 276,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demo, on August 6. (Watch CBS SATURDAY MORNING)

  • Season-to-date has closed the viewer gap with ABC by 8% and with NBC by 4%.

  • Has closed the gap in the adults 25-54 demo with ABC by 6% and with NBC by 9%.

  • Is delivering the tightest gaps in the demo with NBC and ABC for a season ever, dating to the “Early Show” days in 1997/98.

  • Is delivering its tightest gap among viewers with NBC ever (since 1997/98) and with ABC since 2006/07.

CBS WEEKEND NEWS: SATURDAY

  • Delivered 2.166 million viewers, with 214,000 of them adults 25-54, on August 6.

CBS WEEKEND NEWS: SUNDAY

  • Delivered 2.3 million viewers, with 309,000 of them adults 25-54, on August 6.

(All data Nielsen live plus same day ratings for 8/1-8/7)

(Editor’s Note: A 48 HOURS encore aired August 6 and CBS SUNDAY MORNING aired with an amended title on August 7.)

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