On August 29, 2010, ABC News’ This Week with Christiane Amanpour was number two in the key Adults 25-54 demographic for the fifth consecutive week, outperforming CBS’ Face the Nation according to Nielsen Media Research.

Versus the same week last year, This Week continued to close the total viewing gap with Meet the Press, narrowing it by 10,000.  This Week also continued to close the week-to-week gap with Meet the Press, narrowing it by -14%.

Last Sunday the program had an exclusive panel on education reform featuring Education Secretary Arne Duncan, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten, and D.C. Public School Chancellor Michelle Rhee.  The program also featured an exclusive interview with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.  Donna Brazile, Susie Gharib, Richard Haass, and George Will appeared on the round table.

Christiane Amanpour is the anchor of This Week and Ian Cameron is the executive producer. The program airs Sundays on the ABC Television Network.