| Face The Nation with Bob Schieffer | |
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Face the Nation Title Card as of 2011 |
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| Genre | Public affairs/political talk |
| Created by | Frank Stanton |
| Presented by | Bill Shadel (1954–1955) Stuart Novins (1955–1960) Howard K. Smith (1960–1961) Paul Niven (1961–1965) Martin Agronsky (1965–1969) George Herman (1969–1983) Lesley Stahl (1983–1991) Bob Schieffer (1991–present) |
| Narrated by | John Wilcox |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 57 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Carin Pratt |
| Producer(s) | Arlene Weisskopf |
| Location(s) | Washington D.C. |
| Camera setup | Videotape, Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (60 minutes starting April 2012) |
| Production company(s) | CBS News Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 1080i HD |
| Original run | November 7, 1954 – present |
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| Website | |
Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer is an American Sunday-morning political interview show which premiered on the CBS television network on November 7, 1954. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television. At 30 minutes (approximately 21½ without commercials), Face the Nation is the shortest of the Sunday talk shows and the only half-hour Sunday morning talk show on the four major broadcast networks. It will expand to 60 minutes in April 2012.[1]
Each Sunday, the moderator interviews newsmakers on the latest issues and delivers a short topical commentary at the end of the broadcast. The program broadcasts from Washington, D.C. Guests include government leaders, politicians, and international figures in the news. CBS News correspondents and other contributors engage the guests in a roundtable discussion focusing on current topics. The program broadcasts on CBS, usually at 10:30 AM ET, right after CBS News Sunday Morning. Local affiliates are free to air the show at the time of their choosing, usually before noon local time. The show is also broadcast on a delay on a handful of radio affiliates through the CBS Radio Network.
Face the Nation began broadcasting in high definition in July 2011, the last Sunday-morning talk show to do so, leaving only CBS's overnight Up to the Minute as the only American news program on the four major networks and three cable news channels not to convert to the format.
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