Opinion: ‘Meet the Press’ reclaims Sunday TV crown after ABC’s big week
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A week after George Stephanopoulos’ much-touted ratings victory over ‘Meet the Press’ (and no, there wasn’t tennis on NBC; just a weak lineup of guests), the David Gregory-moderated show is back on top.
‘Meet the Press’ had 2.99 million viewers last Sunday versus 2.68 million for ABC’s ‘This Week,’ according to Nielsen Media Research.
However, the Stephanopoulos show edged out Gregory’s program in the crucial 25- to 54-year-old viewer demographic.
On ‘Meet the Press,’ New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker shot holes into national gun laws.
Meanwhile, Stephanopoulos interviewed everyone’s favorite shouting Democrat, Howard Dean, as well as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
The CBS show, ‘Face the Nation,’ is still hanging in there in the ratings race. Moderator Bob Schieffer takes home another bronze medal with 2.39 million viewers. ‘Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace’ attracted half that.
We can’t help but wonder what fuels the ratings fluctuations. As we noted a couple of weeks ago, high-profile guests don’t seem to make a difference. Does it just depend on what channel you had left on the TV from Saturday night?
-- Mark Milian
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