Sunday Morning Talk Shows Might Be On The Decline

The Sunday morning talk shows once played a vital role in American politics. Shows like "Meet the Press," "Face the Nation" and "This Week" used to facilitate opportunities for news-making interviews that would set the national political agenda.

Now fans are criticizing such shows for being too gossipy or hosting the same guests repeatedly, and these once influential programs might be dying out.

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss the way politicians and journalists are altering their use of Sunday morning programs.