The ultimate strength of First Things First is its ability to back up the bluster with bona fide facts. There are no weak links on this program, and no one person has to carry the conversation.
The Jan. 15 show garnered 318,000 viewers, making it the most-watched live episode of The Herd to air on FS1, up 35 percent compared to Jan. 2023's average.
"When I lived in North Carolina, I had a plaque on my office wall that said 'I'm not from the South, but I got here as soon as I could.' And I feel the same way about CBS News Radio."