I never checked the ratings on the Sunday morning chat shows - more than I expected but not huge:
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2007 — According to national Nielsen Media Research data, "Meet the Press" was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs program on Sunday, August 5, 2007, placing first in total viewers, homes and in the key demographic adults 25-54. On Sunday, the Russert-moderated program attracted 2.946 million total viewers, an impressive 35 percent advantage (+760,000) over ABC "This Week's" 2.186 million, a more-than-40-percent lead (+849,000) over CBS "Face the Nation's" 2.097 million, and 174 percent more (+1,872,000) than FOX "News Sunday's" 1.074 million. CNN's "Late Edition's" two-hour program averaged 513,000 viewers. The rebroadcasts of "Meet the Press" on MSNBC delivered an additional 515,000 total viewers last Sunday night. |
