“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” TOPS “THIS WEEK” IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2015

NBC Broadcast Delivers First Win Over ABC in 6 Quarters

APRIL 2, 2015 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” topped “This Week” in total viewers for the first quarter of 2015 – marking the NBC broadcast’s first win over ABC in six quarters (since 2Q 2013).

Over the course of 1Q 2015, MTP was rated a total of 101 minutes longer than ABC (617 vs 516 minutes).  MTP also beat the “Face the Nation” full hour average in both total viewers and the demo.

The Sunday, March 29 edition of “Meet the Press” also beat “This Week” in total viewers for the 6th time in the past 10 weeks.  MTP again beat the FTN full hour average in both total viewers and the demo. Versus the same broadcast last season, MTP was up +3% in total viewers.

MTP continues to be the most-watched Sunday public affairs program in the influential Washington, DC market.

MTP delivered an additional 861,000 total viewers and 342,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.

NATIONAL AVERAGES – 1ST QUARTER 2015

NATIONAL AVERAGES – 3/29/15

WASHINGTON, DC – 3/29/15

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