CBS News’ “Face the Nation” was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show with viewers on Sunday, March 22. The veteran weekly scored 5.14 million viewers and attracted its best audience in [29 years] (since Feb. 24, 1991). In adults 25-54, “Face the Nation” delivered 1.23 million, its best since Jan. 3, 2016.
The March 22 broadcast featured FACE THE NATION moderator Margaret Brennan’s interviews with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration; Gary Cohn, former director of the National Economic Council; Richard Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association; and Frederick W. Smith, chairman and founder of FedEx, further emphasizing CBS News’ commitment to covering the coronavirus response.
Broadcast Network Prime Time Averages
HUT Levels for TV: 28.39m A18-49 (21.93 rating), 96.10m viewers
ABC: 1.48m A18-49 (#1 – 1.14 rating), 6.69m viewers (#2)
CBS: 1.04m A18-49 (#2 – 0.80 rating), 7.83m viewers (#1)
Univision: 0.82m A18-49 (#3 – 0.63 rating), 2.16m viewers (#4)
NBC: 0.72m A18-49 (#4 – 0.56 rating), 3.02m viewers (#3)
Fox: 0.62m A18-49 (#5 – 0.48 rating), 1.23m viewers (#8)
Telemundo: 0.55m A18-49 (#6 – 0.42 rating), 1.30m viewers (#7)
ION: 0.40m A18-49 (#7 – 0.31 rating), 1.48m viewers (#5)
UniMás: 0.39m A18-49 (#8 – 0.30 rating), 0.71m viewers (#9)
CW: 0.22m A18-49 (#9 – 0.17 rating), 0.71m viewers (#10)
PBS: 0.14m A18-49 (#10 – 0.11 rating), 1.32m viewers (#6)
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
248 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 6.190 million viewers
• 3.4/6 HH
• 1.350 million adults 18-49
• 1.0/5 A18-49 (1.2/5 F18-49, 0.9/4 M18-49)
• 0.5/4 A18-34 (0.6/4 F18-34, 0.5/4 M18-34)
• 1.5/6 A25-54 (1.7/6 F25-54, 1.3/5 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.5
American Idol (ABC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
250 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 7.692 million viewers
• 4.4/8 HH
• 1.782 million adults 18-49
• 1.4/6 A18-49 (1.7/7 F18-49, 1.1/5 M18-49)
• 0.8/6 A18-34 (1.1/6 F18-34, 0.6/5 M18-34)
• 1.9/7 A25-54 (2.3/7 F25-54, 1.5/6 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.0
The Rookie (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
250 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 5.183 million viewers
• 3.2/7 HH
• 1.012 million adults 18-49
• 0.8/4 A18-49 (0.9/4 F18-49, 0.7/4 M18-49)
• 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.5/4 M18-34)
• 1.2/5 A25-54 (1.3/5 F25-54, 1.1/4 M25-54)
• Median age: 62.2
60 Minutes (CBS, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
256 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 10.895 million viewers
• 6.6/13 HH
• 1.496 million adults 18-49
• 1.2/5 A18-49 (1.1/5 F18-49, 1.2/6 M18-49)
• 0.6/4 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.6/5 M18-34)
• 1.8/6 A25-54 (1.8/6 F25-54, 1.7/7 M25-54)
• Median age: 66.7
NCIS (RS) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
255 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 6.572 million viewers
• 4.1/8 HH
• 0.790 million adults 18-49
• 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 1.0/3 A25-54 (1.1/3 F25-54, 0.8/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 67.4
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
255 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 7.438 million viewers
• 4.6/9 HH
• 1.005 million adults 18-49
• 0.8/3 A18-49 (0.9/4 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 1.2/4 A25-54 (1.4/4 F25-54, 1.1/4 M25-54)
• Median age: 66.5
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
255 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 6.394 million viewers
• 4.1/8 HH
• 0.876 million adults 18-49
• 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 1.0/4 A25-54 (1.2/4 F25-54, 0.9/4 M25-54)
• Median age: 66.1
NBC News Special Report Coronavirus Task Force (NBC, 5:56 PM, 94 min.)
230 affiliates; 80% coverage
• 5.448 million viewers
• 3.3/7 HH
• 0.8/4 A18-49 (0.8/4 F18-49, 0.7/4 M18-49)
• 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.3/3 M18-34)
• 1.2/5 A25-54 (1.2/5 F25-54, 1.1/5 M25-54)
Little Big Shots (B) (NBC, 7:30 PM, 30 min.)
244 affiliates; 80% coverage
• 3.362 million viewers
• 2.1/4 HH
• 0.722 million adults 18-49
• 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.8/3 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.8/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 60.9
The Wall (NBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
247 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 3.568 million viewers
• 2.2/4 HH
• 0.802 million adults 18-49
• 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.9/3 A25-54 (1.0/3 F25-54, 0.8/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 60.5
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
247 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 1.948 million viewers
• 1.2/2 HH
• 0.536 million adults 18-49
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/2 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 57.6
Good Girls (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
247 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 1.899 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH
• 0.596 million adults 18-49
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 56.8
The Simpsons (R) (Fox, 7:00 PM, 30 min.)
251 affiliates; 78% coverage
• 1.009 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.484 million adults 18-49
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.4/1 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 46.8
Bob’s Burgers (R) (Fox, 7:30 PM, 30 min.)
255 affiliates; 81% coverage
• 0.977 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.523 million adults 18-49
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.4/1 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 45.6
The Simpsons (Fox, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
260 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 1.656 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.811 million adults 18-49
• 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.8/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 47.8
Duncanville (Fox, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
260 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 1.070 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.565 million adults 18-49
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/1 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.5/1 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 46.1
Bob’s Burgers (Fox, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
260 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 1.308 million viewers
• 0.8/1 HH
• 0.705 million adults 18-49
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.7/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 44.6
Family Guy (R) (Fox, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
258 affiliates; 82% coverage
• 1.345 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH
• 0.650 million adults 18-49
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.7/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 47.5
Batwoman (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
259 affiliates; 80% coverage
• 0.765 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.245 million adults 18-49
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 54.2
Supergirl (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
260 affiliates; 80% coverage
• 0.648 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.199 million adults 18-49
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.1/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/0 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 54.9
NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (ION, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
75% coverage
• 1.809 million viewers
• 1.2/2 HH
• 0.450 million adults 18-49
• 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
• 0.5 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.8
NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (ION, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
75% coverage
• 1.610 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.421 million adults 18-49
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
• 0.4 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.9
Chicago PD (R) (ION, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
75% coverage
• 1.296 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH
• 0.381 million adults 18-49
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
• 0.4 A25-54 (0.4 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.6
Chicago PD (R) (ION, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
75% coverage
• 1.201 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH
• 0.359 million adults 18-49
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
• 0.4 A25-54 (0.4 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.0
Aquí y Ahora (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
66% coverage
• 1.847 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.698 million adults 18-49
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.4 A18-34 (0.5 F18-34, 0.3 M18-34)
• 0.6 A25-54 (0.7 F25-54, 0.5 M25-54)
• Median age: 49.6
Pequeños Gigantes 2020 (P) (Univision, 8:00 PM, 150 min.)
66% coverage
• 2.397 million viewers
• 1.3/2 HH
• 0.910 million adults 18-49
• 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.5 A18-34 (0.6 F18-34, 0.4 M18-34)
• 0.8 A25-54 (0.9 F25-54, 0.6 M25-54)
• Median age: 47.9
Sal y Pimienta (P) (Univision, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
66% coverage
• 1.585 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH
• 0.580 million adults 18-49
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3 A18-34 (0.4 F18-34, 0.3 M18-34)
• 0.5 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
• Median age: 50.1
Cineplex Sunday Dia de Entrenamiento (2001) (R) (UniMás, 6:00 PM, 150 min.)
53% coverage
• 0.701 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.379 million adults 18-49
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
• 0.3 A25-54 (0.3 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 41.1
Cinemas Sunday 1 Tirador (2007) (R) (UniMás, 8:30 PM, 150 min.)
53% coverage
• 0.716 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.390 million adults 18-49
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
• 0.3 A25-54 (0.3 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 40.9
Exatlón Estados Unidos Season 4 (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
54% coverage
• 1.406 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.592 million adults 18-49
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.4 A18-34 (0.4 F18-34, 0.3 M18-34)
• 0.5 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.5 M25-54)
• Median age: 46.7
La Voz II (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
54% coverage
• 1.195 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.503 million adults 18-49
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.3 A18-34 (0.4 F18-34, 0.3 M18-34)
• 0.5 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
• Median age: 47.9
