Meet the Press with Tim Russert outdelivered its competition on ABC, CBS and Fox on Sunday’s broadcast the day after the shuttle crash in Texas. Citing Nielsen Media Research, NBC said Meet the Press
averaged 5.4 million viewers, compared to 3 million for ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, 3.1 million for Face the Nation and 1.83 million for Fox News Sunday. NBC said it was Meet the
Press’ best performance since December 2001. In homes Meet the Press delivered a 3.9/12, compared to CBS 2.4/7, ABC’s 2.2/6 and Fox 1.3/4.
