Overview
Series synopsis
Face The Nation is an American news talk television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1954. It was created by Frank Stanton. It stars Stuart Novins, Howard K. Smith, George Herman and Martin Agronsky.
Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in television history, having debuted in 1954.
Premise
Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in television history, having debuted in 1954.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Stuart Novins as Self
- Howard K. Smith as Self
- George Herman as Self
- Martin Agronsky as Self
- Bob Schieffer as Self
- Lesley Stahl as Self
- Margaret Brennan as Self - Host
- Hillary Clinton
Supporting cast
- Alberto Gonzales
- Chuck Hagel as Self
- Pat Buchanan
- Harry Reid as Self
- Tony Snow
- Charles B. Rangel
- John Kerry
- Karen Tumulty
- Mitch McConnell
- Mike Huckabee
- Ray LaHood
- Adam Putnam
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 795 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 43 | November 7, 1954 | August 28, 1955 |
| Season 2 | 52 | September 4, 1955 | August 26, 1956 |
| Season 3 | 52 | September 2, 1956 | August 25, 1957 |
| Season 4 | 1 | September 1, 1957 | September 1, 1957 |
| Season 52 | 51 | September 4, 2005 | August 27, 2006 |
| Season 53 | 52 | September 3, 2006 | August 26, 2007 |
| Season 54 | 14 | September 2, 2007 | December 2, 2007 |
| Season 56 | 39 | January 4, 2009 | September 27, 2009 |
| Season 58 | 18 | January 2, 2011 | April 22, 2012 |
| Season 59 | 9 | January 1, 2012 | April 22, 2012 |
| Season 60 | 21 | January 6, 2013 | May 26, 2013 |
| Season 61 | 51 | January 5, 2014 | December 13, 2015 |
| Season 62 | 32 | January 4, 2015 | December 6, 2015 |
| Season 63 | 51 | January 3, 2016 | December 25, 2016 |
| Season 64 | 53 | January 1, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| Season 65 | 51 | January 7, 2018 | December 30, 2018 |
| Season 66 | 51 | January 6, 2019 | December 29, 2019 |
| Season 67 | 51 | January 5, 2020 | December 27, 2020 |
| Season 68 | 51 | January 3, 2021 | December 26, 2021 |
| Season 69 | 52 | January 2, 2022 | December 25, 2022 |
Season 1 preview
43 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Face the Nation Discussing the current political issues. |
November 7, 1954 |
| 2 | Season 1, Episode 2 | November 14, 1954 |
| 3 | Season 1, Episode 3 | November 21, 1954 |
Season 2 preview
52 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 2, Episode 1 | September 4, 1955 |
| 2 | Season 2, Episode 2 | September 11, 1955 |
| 3 | Season 2, Episode 3 | September 18, 1955 |
Season 3 preview
52 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 3, Episode 1 | September 2, 1956 |
| 2 | Season 3, Episode 2 | September 9, 1956 |
| 3 | Season 3, Episode 3 | September 16, 1956 |
Season 4 preview
1 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 4, Episode 1 | September 1, 1957 |
Season 52 preview
51 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 52, Episode 1 | September 4, 2005 |
| 2 | Season 52, Episode 2 | September 11, 2005 |
| 3 | Season 52, Episode 3 | September 18, 2005 |
Season 53 preview
52 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 Midterm Elections | September 3, 2006 |
| 2 | Five Years Later: Just How Safe Are We? | September 10, 2006 |
| 3 | The Republican Rebellion | September 17, 2006 |
Season 54 preview
14 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is Iraq A Failed State? | September 2, 2007 |
| 2 | Senator Ted Kennedy | September 9, 2007 |
| 3 | Pulling Out Of Iraq | September 16, 2007 |
Season 56 preview
39 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | January 4, 2009 |
| 2 | Unknown | January 11, 2009 |
| 3 | Unknown | January 18, 2009 |
Season 58 preview
18 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 2, 2011 |
| 16 | Lieberman, Basham | April 22, 2012 |
| 101 | Unknown |
Season 59 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 1, 2012 |
| 14 | Joe Biden, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul | |
| 15 | Dolan, Land, Cortes, Wolpe |
Season 60 preview
21 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 6, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 13, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 20, 2013 |
Season 61 preview
51 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 5, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 12, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 19, 2014 |
Season 62 preview
32 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 4, 2015 | January 4, 2015 |
| 2 | January 11, 2015 | January 11, 2015 |
| 3 | January 18, 2015 | January 18, 2015 |
Season 63 preview
51 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trump | January 3, 2016 |
| 2 | Clinton, Ryan, Christie, Paul | January 10, 2016 |
| 3 | Clinton, Sanders, Kasich | January 17, 2016 |
Season 64 preview
53 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/01: Isabel Wilkerson, J.D. Vance, Diane Guerrero | January 1, 2017 |
| 2 | 1/08: Booker, Priebus, McConnell | January 8, 2017 |
| 3 | 1/15: Pence, Gingrich, Manchin | January 15, 2017 |
Season 65 preview
51 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/7: Pompeo, Paul, Barbour | January 7, 2018 |
| 2 | 1/14: Cotton, Gardner, Manchin | January 14, 2018 |
| 3 | 1/21: Ryan, Mulvaney, Durbin | January 21, 2018 |
Season 66 preview
51 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/6: Face the Nation | January 6, 2019 |
| 2 | 1/13: Face the Nation | January 13, 2019 |
| 3 | 1/20: Vice President Mike Pence, Adam Schiff, John Kennedy | January 20, 2019 |
Season 67 preview
51 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/5: Pompeo, Rubio, Murphy, Petraeus, Perez | January 5, 2020 |
| 2 | 1/12: Esper, Schiff, Lee, Kaine, Kerry | January 12, 2020 |
| 3 | 1/19: Nadler, Cornyn, Cohn | January 19, 2020 |
Season 68 preview
51 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/03: Slaoui, Garcetti, Hutchinson, Gottlieb, Jenkins | January 3, 2021 |
| 2 | 1/10: Bowser, Blunt, Coons, Krebs, Gottlieb | January 10, 2021 |
| 3 | 1/17: Schiff, Carter, Justice, Walensky, Gottlieb | January 17, 2021 |
Season 69 preview
52 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/2: Cardona, Cheney, Schiff, Pape | January 2, 2022 |
| 2 | 1/9: Pelosi, Adams, Raffensperger | January 9, 2022 |
| 3 | 1/16: Kaine, Hogan, Lucas | January 16, 2022 |
Production
Genres
News, Talk
Country
US
Original language
en
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 7, 1954 |
| Last aired | December 28, 2025 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 10:30:00 |