NBC's David Gregory and "MTP" again held on to first place this week but Bob Schieffer and CBS' "Face the Nation" shook things up by tying ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos in total viewers and knocking ABC into third place in the demo (25-54).

For Sunday August 30, 2009:

Total Viewers:

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 3,060,000
ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,610,000
CBS "FACE THE NATION" 2,610,000
FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 1,240,000

Demo 25-54:

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 990,000/.8
CBS "FACE THE NATION" 960,000/.8
ABC "THIS WEEK" 880,000/.7
FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 510,000/.4