“CBS Mornings,” “CBS Saturday Morning” and the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’ Donnell” Gain on Competition

60 MINUTES is the week’s #1 non-sports primetime program in total viewers, adults 18+ and adults 25-54, delivering 10.5 million viewers, with 10.1 million in adults 18+ and 2.4 million in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 4. 60 MINUTES remains America’s #1 news program in viewers and has been a top 10 broadcast series for 12 consecutive weeks and a top five broadcast seven times in 12 weeks. 60 MINUTES was the week’s #5 primetime broadcast in viewers, #4 in adults 18+ and #7 in adults 25-54 viewers. The broadcast’s potential social impressions (437m) were up +74% from the prior episode. (Watch 60 MINUTES) (Press release)

CBS SUNDAY MORNING is the #1 Sunday morning news program for the 630^th consecutive week, drawing 4.986 million viewers, with 725,000 in adults 25-54, on Sunday, Dec. 4. Season-to-date, CBS SUNDAY MORNING continues to rank #1 among viewers as well as all key demographic categories. CBS SUNDAY MORNING has been #1 for 23 straight seasons among viewers (since 1999-2000 season) and for 20 seasons among adults 25-54 (since 2002-2003 season). (Watch CBS SUNDAY MORNING)

FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN continues as the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in total viewers for a 10^th consecutive week and for the 38^th time in the last 40 weeks. FACE THE NATION was also #1 in adults 25-54. FACE THE NATION delivered 2.8 million viewers, with 526,000 in the adults 25-54 demo, 233,000 in women 25-54 and 293,000 in men 25-54, on Sunday, Dec. 4. Season-to-date, FACE THE NATION ranks #1 among viewers for the third consecutive year. (Watch FACE THE NATION) (Press release) 

CBS MORNINGS continues as the only network morning news program to post year-to-year increases in any demographic. CBS MORNINGS is up +8% year-to-year in women 25-54 and up +1% in adults 25-54, while both competitors are down in every category. For the week, CBS MORNINGS grew +10% in women 25-54 year-to-year, marking the 27^th time in 31 weeks. CBS MORNINGS delivered 2.574 million viewers, with 535,000 in the adults 25-54 demographic, 327,000 in women 25-54 and 208,000 in men 25-54, for the week ending Dec. 2. Season-to date, CBS MORNINGS is delivering the tightest adults 25-54 and viewer gaps with NBC ever. CBS MORNINGS is also posting the tightest adults 25-54 gap ever with ABC. (Watch CBS MORNINGS)

CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL was the most-watched telecast on CBS Monday through Thursday in viewers and on Monday and Thursday in the adults 25-54 demographic. The CBS EVENING NEWS delivered 5.3 million viewers, with 839,000 in adults 25-54, for the week ending Dec 2. For the season, the broadcast has cut the gap with ABC in viewers to the smallest level since the 2018-2019 season. CBS EVENING NEWS’ live-streaming audience was up +5% and potential social impressions (811m) were up +266% from the prior week. (Watch the CBS EVENING NEWS)

48 HOURS delivered 2.19 million viewers, with 393,000 in adults 25-54, on Saturday, Dec. 3. 48 HOURS’ live-streaming audience was up +12% from the prior episode. (Watch 48 HOURS)

CBS SATURDAY MORNING delivered 1.75 million total viewers, with 323,000 in the adults 25-54 demo, on Saturday, Dec 3. For the season, CBS SATURDAY MORNING has gained one competitive share point in the adults 25-54 demographic from last year and is delivering the tightest gaps among adults 25-54 and women 25-54 with NBC ever and with ABC since the 2004-05 season. CBS SATURDAY MORNING’s live-streaming audience was up +6% from the prior week. (Watch CBS SATURDAY MORNING)

(All data Nielsen live plus same day ratings for 11/28-12/04)

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