"Meet the Press with David Gregory" was #1 again last week, but the gap continues to shrink in the Sunday morning ratings race. "Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer came in second place, up 33% in Total Viewers and up 17% in A25-54 viewers. And for the 17th consecutive week, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" closed the Total Viewing gap with "Meet" by 59% versus the same weeks last year (570,000 in '09 vs. 1,400,000 in '08).

Total Viewers: NBC: 2,910,000 / CBS: 2,660,000 / ABC: 2,340,000 / FOX: 960,000

25-54 demo: NBC: 940,000 / ABC: 880,000 / CBS: 720,000 / FOX: 370,000

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