Sunday morning talk show
Template:Short description A Sunday morning talk show is a television program with a news/talk/public affairs–hybrid format that is broadcast on Sunday mornings. This type of program originated in the United States, and has since been used in other countries.
Sunday morning talk shows by countryEdit
United StatesEdit
EnglishEdit
| Program | Host | Network | Debut | Air Time | Replays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meet the Press** | Kristen Welker | NBC | 1947 | 9 a.m. ET* | MSNBC, NBC News NOW, SiriusXM POTUS,<ref>SiriusXM to Air "Meet the Press", Press Release</ref> Westwood One, C-SPAN Radio, Bloomberg Radio | |
| Face the Nation** | Margaret Brennan | CBS | 1954 | 10:30 a.m. ET* | CBS Radio Network, CBS News, C-SPAN Radio, Bloomberg Radio | |
| This Week** | George Stephanopoulos/Martha Raddatz/Jonathan Karl (rotation) |
ABC | 1981<ref>This Week traces its history to Issues and Answers, which debuted in 1960.</ref> | 9 a.m. ET* | ABC News Radio, ABC News Live, C-SPAN Radio, Bloomberg Radio | |
| Fox News Sunday** | Shannon Bream | Fox | 1996 | 9 a.m.* | Fox News Channel, Fox News Radio, C-SPAN Radio, Bloomberg Radio | |
| State of the Union** | Jake Tapper/Dana Bash (alternating weeks)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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CNN | 2009Template:Efn | 9 a.m. ET | C-SPAN Radio, Bloomberg Radio |
| The Hill | Chris Stirewalt | NewsNation | 2024 | 10 a.m. ET | The CW, Nexstar local stations |
(*) - time listed is the time scheduled by the network, local affiliates may delay the show to later slots to accommodate local news or other programming
(**) - considered the traditional "big five" Sunday shows
SpanishEdit
| Program | Host | Network | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Punto | Jorge Ramos | Univision | 2007 |
| Enfoque con José Díaz-Balart | José Díaz-Balart | Telemundo | 2010 |
Other English language examples include NBC's syndicated The Chris Matthews Show, Bloomberg Television's Political Capital with Al Hunt,<ref name="reilly">Reilly, Daniel W. Sunday morning tip sheet. Politico.</ref> the PBS roundtables (often broadcast other days than Sunday) This is America with Dennis Wholey, Washington Week, and Inside Washington,<ref>Sunday Show Preview. Mediabistro.com</ref> and the originally PBS, later commercially syndicated The McLaughlin Group.<ref name="mclaughlin">McLaughlin takes heat for 'Oreo' comment. CNN. 14 July 2008. Longtime Washington talk-show host John McLaughlin is facing fire Monday for referring to Barack Obama as an "Oreo" during a segment on his Sunday political program', The McLaughlin Group.</ref><ref>Informal discussion: "PBS Friday Night Talk Show Lineup Vs. Sunday Morning Talk Show Lineup"</ref> FishbowlDC includes all the shows listed in Daniel W. Reilly's definition for Politicos "Sunday Morning Tip Sheet," plus CN8's Roll Call TV with Robert Traynham and other programs, including CNN's Reliable Sources, Fareed Zakaria GPS, Beyond the Politics with William Bennett and POTUS08's Post Politics Program used to be listed in this category but are no longer considered so. C-SPAN's Newsmakers,<ref name="reilly"/> TV One's Washington Watch,<ref>Munsil, Leigh. "Sunday talk show tip sheet." Politico.</ref> Hearst Television's Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien,<ref>Heil, EmIly (August 15, 2016). Hearst TV re-launches Sunday political show hosted by Soledad O’Brien. The Washington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2016.</ref> Gray Television's Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren, Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and (until Tim Russert's 2008 death) MSNBC's Tim Russert Show among several others.
C-SPAN Radio provides a commercial-free rebroadcast of all five shows in rapid succession, beginning at 12 noon Eastern. Other radio stations rebroadcast some of the shows with commercials on Sunday afternoons.
Many local television stations (both commercial and non-commercial) also produce their own programs that air in this time frame, generally focusing on local or state politics rather than national issues, and may play off the title of the network shows, such as Hartford, Connecticut's WFSB-TV, a CBS affiliate which titles their weekly program dealing with state and local issues Face the State, a title also seen on KTVN in Reno/Carson City, Nevada and WHP-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, all of which serve state capital cities. Station groups may also syndicate programming to air on affiliates within a state, such as Inside California Politics for Nexstar-owned stations in California<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> or Inside Texas Politics for Tegna-owned stations in Texas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The member stations of PBS also often produce their state/local political affairs programming to air on Friday nights as a lead-out of Washington Week.
Characteristics of guestsEdit
The prominent guests appearing on these programs include U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, state governors, candidates for President and Vice president, cabinet secretaries, White House officials, and directors of federal agencies. U.S. military leaders, ambassadors, and religious leaders as well as prominent journalists and commentators. Members of prominent think tanks such as Brookings, Center for American Progress, AEI, Cato, Hoover, and Heritage also are often invited to appear on the Sunday morning talk shows.<ref name=MMFA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=forbes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=WMC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Various studies have criticized the shows for inviting predominantly white male guests. A study of the three shows on ABC, CBS and NBC from 1997 to 2005 found that the balance between Republicans and Democrats was fairly equal (52% Republicans), 61% of the journalists on the shows were conservative during the Clinton administration and that rose to 69% when George W. Bush's was president.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2010, a study found that a relatively small number of senior senators, all of whom were white males, accounted for the majority of all Congressional guests on the five most popular shows.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2021, the Women's Media Center published a study that showed overall 70% of the guests were male.<ref name=WMC/>
The "full Ginsburg"Edit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The programs are generally aired live or pre-recorded, broadcasting from Washington, D.C., providing easy access to many political leaders. Many individuals appear via satellite or in studio for two or more of the programs on a given Sunday. Since Fox News SundayTemplate:'s debut in 1996, several individuals have appeared on all five programs on the same day. William H. Ginsburg, attorney for Monica Lewinsky's family during the Lewinsky scandal, was the first to perform what would be named in his honor as the "full Ginsburg." More common is an interviewee appearing on different shows in consecutive weeks; for instance, a presidential candidate may appear on Meet the Press one week, This Week the next, and Fox News Sunday the week after that.
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AustraliaEdit
Currently, only two Sunday morning political programs exist in Australia - Insiders on the ABC and Sunday Agenda on Sky News Australia. Former shows include Network Ten's Meet the Press (1992-2013), Nine Network's Sunday (1981–2008), The Bolt Report (2011-2015) and Speers on Sunday on Sky News Australia (2018-2019).<ref name="SpeersonSun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Bolt Report became a nightly primetime show in 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The three free-to-air commercial broadcasters air general morning news programs Weekend Sunrise (Seven), Weekend Today (Nine) and Studio 10 (Ten) which include some political coverage.
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CanadaEdit
Similar programming to Sunday morning talk shows are aired on other days in Canada, including:
- CBC Radio One airs a Saturday morning political talk show, The House, currently hosted by Catherine Cullen.
- CBC News Network airs the weekday daily political talk show Power & Politics, currently hosted by David Cochrane.
- CTV News Channel airs the weekday daily political talk show Power Play, currently hosted by Vassy Kapelos.
New ZealandEdit
Currently, only two Sunday morning political programs exist in New Zealand - Q+A and Marae on TVNZ 1. Former shows include Three's Newshub Nation and TVNZ's Agenda.
| Programme | Hosts | Network | Airs | Debut | Ending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q+A | Jack Tame | TVNZ 1 | 9Template:NbspamTemplate:Snd10Template:Nbspam | 2009 | still airing |
| Marae | Miriama Kamo, Scotty Morrison | TVNZ 1 | 10.30 amTemplate:Snd11 am | 1992 | still airing |
| Agenda | Rawdon Christie | TVNZ 1 | 10 amTemplate:Snd11 am | 1999 | 2009 |
| Newshub Nation | Simon Shepherd, Rebecca Wright | Three | 10 amTemplate:Snd11 am | 2010 | 2023 |
United KingdomEdit
Similar practice occurs in the UK, in the form of shows such as The Andrew Marr Show on the BBC and Sunday Live with Adam Boulton on Sky News. However, these shows have a somewhat-broader range, often interviewing figures from the arts, popular entertainment, and sports in addition to political leaders, similar in format to CBS News Sunday Morning in the United States. The first such Sunday show in Britain was Weekend World, which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network from 1972 to 1988.
| Programme | Host | Network | Ending | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew Marr Show | Andrew Marr | BBC One | 19 December 2021 | |
| Sunday Politics | Sarah Smith and regional presenters | BBC One | 24 July 2018 | |
| Sunday Morning | Rotating guest presenters | BBC One | October 2022 | |
| Politics England | regional presenters | BBC One | The working title of 13 English regions who produce their own programmes on air styled as for example Politics South West | |
| Politics Wales | regional presenters | BBC One Wales | ||
| Politics Northern Ireland | regional presenters | BBC One Northern Ireland & BBC One Ireland | ||
| Styled as Politics Region | ||||
| BBC News | Various | BBC News (UK feed) BBC News (international feed) & BBC One (In August & Christmas) |
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| Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Laura Kuenssberg | BBC One BBC News (UK feed) BBC News (international feed) (Occasionally) |
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| Sunday Morning Live | Sean Fletcher & Holly Hamilton | BBC One | religious and current affairs discussion programme. | |
| The Sunday Show | Fiona Stalker and Martin Geissler | BBC One Scotland BBC Radio Scotland |
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| Peston on Sunday | Robert Peston | ITV | 27 May 2018 | |
| Sophy Ridge on Sunday | Sophy Ridge | Sky News | ||
| The Camilla Tominey Show | Camilla Tominey | GB News |
JapanEdit
There are several political Sunday morning talk shows in Japan, most are often broadcast live from studios in Tokyo (Nichiyō Tōron: Kioichō, Shin Hōdō 2001: Daiba, Sunday Frontline: Roppongi), Jiji Hōdan is usually prerecorded on Friday evening.
Nichiyō Tōron by public broadcaster NHK often features one politician from every party represented in the National Diet, in many cases the parties' Diet Affairs Council Chairmen. The latter was generally the case with Kokkai Tōronkai ("Diet forum"), one of several alternating NHK talk shows about political and economic issues sharing the same Sunday morning programming slot before they were replaced by Nichiyō Tōron in 1994. It had initially been a NHK radio talk show and was simultaneously broadcast on television starting in the 1950s.
| Program | Network | Airs | Hosts | Debut | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichiyō Tōron ("Sunday debate") |
NHK | 9Template:NbspamTemplate:Snd10Template:Nbspam | Toshio Shimada, Yasuhiro Kashina | 1947 (as Kokkai Tōronkai, radio)/1957 (on television)/1994 (unified a range of several similar shows) | [1] |
| Template:Ill ("Current affairs talk") |
TBS | 6Template:NbspamTemplate:Snd6:45Template:Nbspam | Takashi Mikuriya, Kanae Takeuchi | 1957–1992/2004 | [2] |
| Template:Ill | TV Asahi/ANN | 10Template:NbspamTemplate:Snd11:45Template:Nbspam | Etsuko Komiya | 1987 (as Sunday Morning)/1989 (as Sunday Project)/2010 | [3] |
| Template:Ill ("New 'Hōdō 2001'") |
Fuji TV | Template:Nowrap | Tetsuo Suda, Kei Yoshida | 1992 (as Hōdō 2001, "Report 2001")/2008 | [4] |