This paper uses content analytic and survey data from a 12-nation comparative study to explore the question of content-interest correspondence (CIC) regarding foreign news on television. That is, to what degree do the contents of foreign news aired on television match the interests that viewers have concerning foreign news? Treating CIC as a variable, the data display that, amid the nations studied, CIC regarding foreign countries covered in the news is generally stronger than CIC concerning news topics. At the same time, the analysis explores whether the level of CIC relates to several national, media system, and viewer characteristics. The analysis displays that larger nations display higher levels of CIC concerning topics and lower levels of CIC concerning countries. Also, CIC concerning news topics is lower in countries where the ownership and revenue structure of the television system leans toward commercialism and where television news centers more heavily on soft news. Implications of the findings and directions for further inquiry are debated.