Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows (Kerry, Boehner to appear before Bibi's speech Tuesday)

AP ^ | Feb 27, 6:04 PM EST

[Dave346]

ABC's "This Week" - Secretary of State John Kerry.

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NBC's "Meet the Press" - Reps. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.; retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2016.

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CBS' "Face the Nation" - House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio; former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

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CNN's "State of the Union" - Feinstein; former Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas; Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States.

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"Fox News Sunday" - Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis.; Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.

[AdaGray]

These Sunday shows are really a joke. Who watches them anymore (except for the DC bubbleheads)?

[Will88]

Bibi’s will be the first speech to a joint session of Congress I will have watched in quite a few years, and that does go back even before Obama.

[Seattle Conservative]

Hi AB - FYI

[Seattle Conservative]

I agree with you that the line-up of guests is usually less than optimal for conservatives, Alas Babylon! has been doing a weekly thread on FR for a number of years. And, while the number of posts has decreased quite a bit over the years, it’s almost always an interesting and often fun discussion.

Check it out sometime - it’s in Breaking News starting early Sunday mornings (around 5:30 a.m. PT).

Best,
SC

[Dave346]

Over 10 million watched the 4 network shows last week.

A little curious to see John Boehner defend Bibi’s speech on CBS.

Usually when Netanyahu is in town he goes on one or more of these shows, but this time he’s skipping them.

[Dave346]

February 22 ratings:

Network Program Total Viewers A25-54
CBS “Face the Nation” 3.25M 961K
NBC “Meet the Press” 3.27M 910K
ABC “This Week” 2.45M 688K
FOX “Fox News Sunday” 1.26M 397K

[ballplayer]

What war will commence when Bibi begins to speak?
How many cable networks are being threatened with no administration access if they cover the speech?

[norwaypinesavage]

"Usually when Netanyahu is in town he goes on one or more of these shows, but this time he’s skipping them."

My guess is that none of the anchors has the stones to invite him, in light of president Obambi's "see no evil, hear no evil" policy.

[TomGuy]

Who watches them anymore (except for the DC bubbleheads)?

Fewer.

Years ago, several were getting 3-5 million weekly viewers.

Now, they attract fewer than 1 million viewers.

I concluded that the main reason the networks/cable channels even have them is to fill the Sunday morning time slots until the afternoon sports programs begin.

[TomGuy]

I hadn't seen their numbers in a long while.

The total viewership numbers seem to not count at the corporate offices. The A25-54 is the prime audience who determine what networks can charge advertisers and corporate sponsors.

I do recall that through Russert’s time, viewership frequently hit 5 million.

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One of the big problem with the Sunday morning talkies is that they have the same ole ‘guests’ week after week, year after year. They used to set the tone for the news of the week that followed. Now, they regurgitate pablum from the previous week.

[AdaGray]

Will do.