“Face the Nation” Beat Its Competitors in Adults 25-54 and Viewers This Week and Posted Impressive Year-To-Year Gains (+50% in Adults 25-54 and +8% in Viewers)

CBS News’ FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program on June 16. The CBS News broadcast, anchored by Margaret Brennan, was first in adults 25-54 (0.6/04) – the demographic most important to those who advertise in news – and viewers (2.87m), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings.

FACE THE NATION also posted impressive year-to-year gains, up +50% in adults 25-54 (from 0.4/03) and +8% in viewers (from 2.67m) compared to last year. (Editor’s note: FACE THE NATION’s second half-hour was broadcast contiguously across 84.37% of CBS affiliates.)

Television year-to-date, FACE THE NATION is averaging 3.23 million viewers and 0.6/04 in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen’s most current ratings.

The June 16 broadcast of FACE THE NATION featured interviews with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Rep. Adam Schiff (R-Calif.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Margaret Brennan also sat down with South Bend, Ind., mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg where he responded to President Trump’s comments on foreign election help. Additionally, CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto debuted CBS News’ 2020 Battleground Tracker for the Democratic presidential nomination.

FACE THE NATION’s political panel that day included Amy Walter of Cook Political Report; CBS News political contributor Leslie Sanchez; and democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright.

Margaret Brennan is the moderator of FACE THE NATION and Mary Hager is the executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning program, one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television.

Follow @margbrennan and @FaceTheNation on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+ and at www.facethenation.com.

* * *

Press Contact: