Sunday Morning News Show Nielsen TV Ratings, August 31, 2008 ABC Spin

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Sunday Morning News Show Ratings, August 31, ABC Spin

Posted on 05 September 2008 by Bill Gorman

Compared to the same week last year, “This Week” grew a significant 47% among the key Adults 25-54 demographic and 24% among Total Viewers. “This Week” also increased compared to the previous week; 22% among Adults 25-54 and 6% among Total Viewers.  Finally, “This Week” grew among Total Viewers (4%) and A25-54 (5%) season to date. 

*Last Sunday, “This Week” was in St. Paul, Minnesota, the site of the Republican National Convention. In a special edition of the program, live from the Xcel Energy Center, our EXCLUSIVE headliner was Cindy McCain. Also joining George Stephanopoulos were Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Kerry (D-MA). 

George Stephanopoulos is the anchor of “This Week.” The program airs Sundays on the ABC Television Network.


(Week of August 25, 2008)

                           TOTAL VIEWERS       A25-54 MM/Rtg

ABC "THIS WEEK"              2,870,000         1,060,000/ .9

CBS "FACE THE NATION"        2,850,000           980,000/ .8

NBC "MEET THE PRESS"         4,250,000         1,410,000/1.1

FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY"        1,500,000           690,000/ .6

Source: NTI

Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.

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