For other uses, see Face the Nation (disambiguation).
Face the Nation
Genre
Public affairs/political talk program
Created by
Frank Stanton
Directed by
Sheldon Schwartz[1]
Presented by
Margaret Brennan (for past moderators, see section)
Narrated by
John Hartge Jim Bohannon (substitute)
Theme music composer
Eugene Clines and Richard Einhorn (1983-1992)
Score Productions (1992–2002)
Peter Fish (2002–2018)
Man Made Music (2018–present)[2]
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
64
Production
Executive producer
Mary Hager
Producers
Anne Hsu, Avery Miller, Deanna Fry (senior producers)
Elizabeth Campbell,[1] Jake Miller
Production locations
CBS News Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Camera setup
Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time
30 minutes (1954–2012) 60 minutes (2012–present)
Production company
CBS News
Original release
Network
CBS
Release
November 7, 1954 (1954-11-07) – present
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Face the Nation is a weekly news and morning public affairs program airing Sundays on the CBS radio and television network. Created by Frank Stanton in 1954, Face the Nation is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television.
Typically, the program features interviews with prominent American officials, politicians, and authors. Margaret Brennan has been the moderator of Face the Nation since 2018, though former host John Dickerson substituted during Brennan's maternity leave in spring and summer 2021.[3][4] Upon Brennan's return to the program in September 2021, its title was changed to Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.[5]
The show's full hour is broadcast live from the CBS News Washington, D.C., bureau at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, though some stations delay or abbreviate episodes to accommodate local and sports programming.[6]
In 2017, Face the Nation's audience was the largest of all Sunday public affairs programs, with an average of 3.538 million viewers. NBC competitor Meet the Press closely competed for the title in 2018, besting Face the Nation's audience for several months.[7][8]
^ ab"Face the Nation - About Us". CBS News. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
^""Face the Nation" Theme Song" – via SoundCloud.
^"About Us". Retrieved 2018-03-01.
^Brennan, Margaret [@margbrennan] (September 9, 2018). "I will not be in the @FaceTheNation chair next week" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-02-08 – via Twitter.
^"Margaret Brennan Sets Return to CBS' 'Face the Nation' With a New Title and Outlook". The Hollywood Reporter. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^"Why Face the Nation Is Only Rated for Its First 30 Minutes". Ad Week. October 29, 2015. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
^"Sunday Show Ratings: Sept. 16". Ad Week. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
^"Sunday Show Ratings: Q4 2017". Ad Week. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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