July 2024 will go down as one of the most historical months in recent memory, and This Week with George Stephanopoulos is reaping the benefits, as it led the ratings battle for the “Sunday show” category over challengers like Face the Nation and Meet the Press.
An average of 2.63 million viewers tuned into the program hosted by Stephanopoulos during the month.
Meet the Press was not far behind in total viewers during the month. That program – moderated by Kristen Welker – saw 2.59 million viewers on average for the NBC News program.
CBS News offering in the category – Face the Nation, which is hosted by Margaret Brennan – saw an average of 2.55 million viewers during the month.
Fox News Sunday, hosted by Shannon Bream, lagged behind its competitors with an average of 1 million viewers during the month.
The “Sunday show” genre isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison, especially during July. NBC News preempted Meet the Press on Sunday, July 28th in favor of programming from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Meanwhile, that program only airs for one hour, as does Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday. The program anchored by George Stephanopoulos is 90 minutes.
While ABC News led the month in overall viewers, NBC News saw the highest number of viewers in the Adults 25-54 demographic during the month. It averaged 502,000 compared to 473,000 (ABC News), 426,000 (CBS News), and 227,000 (FOX).
