Despite Trump being the only candidate remaining in the GOP race, his supporters accounted for only 12 percent of all participants (9 out of 73 total) in roundtable discussions on Sunday shows from May 8 to May 29. A staple of Sunday political shows, the roundtable discussions give a chance for pundits from across the political spectrum to voice their concerns and opinions about the political news of the day.

The difference between liberals and conservatives is still significant when you include anti-Trump GOP guests. While Fox and CNN had equal numbers of Republican and Democratic guests, ABC, CBS and NBC had nearly three times the number of liberal guests (36) compared to either pro or anti-Trump Republicans (13).

The purpose of having four participants is to encourage a wide variety of views in the discussion. By stacking these discussions with liberal journalists in addition to outright Hillary and Sanders surrogates, the networks are steering the narrative in a particular direction.

ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, CBS’s Face the Nation each only had one Trump supporter during that entire time period, meaning that they each had three out of four roundtable discussions with no representative of the presumptive GOP nominee. NBC’s Meet the Press only had two during that time period. This lack of Trump supporters remained unchanged during the Sunday shows on May 29, after Trump had clinched the 1,237 delegates needed to earn the GOP nomination.

In contrast, CNN’s State of the Union hosted by Jake Tapper featured a Clinton Supporter, Sanders supporter, anti-Trump GOP guest and a Trump supporter consistently on all three of his shows which included panels (his show on May 29 consisted of an hour-long interview with Florida Senator Marco Rubio).

Each Sunday show broadcast had a roundtable discussion with four pundits or journalists, adding up to a total of 73 roundtable participants over a four week period between the five shows. The only exceptions were ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos on May 8 which had five guests, CBS's Face the Nation on May 8 which had eight guests, and CNN’s State of the Union on May 29 which did not have a roundtable discussion.

Over the course of four Sundays, there were 20 anti-Trump GOP roundtable participants: Alex Castellanos (twice), Rich Lowry, Bill Kristol, Ben Domenech, Jennifer Rubin, Russell Moore, Michael Gerson, Ramesh Ponnuru, Brit Hume (four times), Kimberley Strassel, George Will (twice), Ron Fournier, Amanda Carpenter and S.E. Cupp

During the same four weeks, there were nine pro-Trump participants: Tom Cole, Bill Bennett, Matt Schlapp, Kellyanne Conway (twice), Michael Needham, Jan Brewer, Andre Bauer and Marsha Blackburn

The other 44 participants were either Clinton supporters, Sanders supporters, or “unaffiliated” journalists, including MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid, an outspoken critic of Trump and supporter of Hillary.

Sunday Show Roundtable Guests:

ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos

May 8: Matthew Dowd, Donna Brazile, Alex Castellanos, Rich Lowry, Katrina vanden Heuvel

May 15: Dan Balz, Alicia Menendez, Tom Cole, Keith Ellison

May 22: Matthew Dowd, Cokie Roberts, Bill Kristol, Donna Brazile

May 29: Maria Cardona, Kevin Madden, Bill Bennett, Heidi Prsybyla



CBS’s Face the Nation

May 8 First Roundtable: Ruth Marcus, Ben Domenech, Amy Walter, Jonathan Martin

May 8 Second Roundtable: Jennifer Rubin, Russell Moore, Leslie Sanchez, Matt Schlapp

May 15: Susan Page, Jamelle Bouie, Julie Pace, Michael Gerson

May 22: Molly Ball, Ezra Klein, Ramesh Ponnuru, Ed O’Keefe



NBC’s Meet the Press

May 8: Matt Bai, Kellyanne Conway, Andrea Mitchell, Eugene Robinson

May 15: DID NOT AIR

May 22: Alex Castellanos, Helene Cooper, Joy-Ann Reid, Robert Draper

May 29: Robert Costa, Neera Tanden, Kellyanne Conway, Jerry Seib

Fox News Sunday

May 8: Brit Hume, Julie Pace, Kimberley Strassel, Charles Lane

May 15: Brit Hume, Amy Walter, George Will, Bob Woodward

May 22: Brit Hume, Kirsten Powers, Michael Needham, Juan Williams

May 29: Brit Hume, George Will, Susan Page, Ron Fournier



CNN’s State of the Union

May 8: Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Former Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ), Amanda Carpenter, Nina Turner

May 15: Donna Brazile, Rep. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), André Bauer, Anna Navarro

May 22: Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Bill Press, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), S. E. Cupp

May 29: Interview with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)