David Gregory and "Meet the Press" held first in both total viewers and demographic last Sunday. "Face the Nation" and Bob Schieffer, who pulled the highest ratings in the 25-54 demo the week before, slipped to third in both categories while GQ's "Most Powerful" listee George Stephanopoulos and "This Week" climbed back into the second place spots.

The ratings for Sunday, October 11, 2009:

TOTAL VIEWERS

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 3,020,000
ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,660,000
CBS "FACE THE NATION" 2,430,000
FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 1,140,000

A25-54 MM/Rtg

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 990,000/.8
ABC "THIS WEEK" 810,000/.7
CBS "FACE THE NATION" 700,000/.6
FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 390,000/.3