NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS” TOPS ABC’S “THIS WEEK” IN TOTAL VIEWERS, DELIVERS 8TH STRAIGHT DEMO WIN OVER CBS “FACE THE NATION” HALF HOUR

MTP Posts Double-Digit Growth Across the Board Year-Over-Year

AUGUST 6, 2015 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd”(MTP) continued its lead over ABC’s “This Week” in total viewers for Sunday, Aug. 2, averaging 2.801 million viewers – +48,000 more viewers than ABC. In the A25-54 demo, MTP delivered its eighth straight win over the CBS’s “Face the Nation” (FTN) half-hour with +107,000 more viewers.

FTN is rated only by 30 minutes, despite airing as a full contiguous hour in more than three-fourths of the country. “This Week” was rated for just 35 minutes of its hour-long broadcast on Aug. 2.

MTP’s ratings momentum delivered double-digit growth across the board year-over-year: +32% in total viewers, +39% in the A25-54 demo; +44% in the A18-49 demo.

MTP continues its dominance in the influential Washington, D.C. market, leading competition in total viewers.

MTP delivered an additional 975,000 total viewers and 435,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.

NATIONAL AVERAGES – AUG. 2

Show Name Net Duration HH
Rtg
TOTAL VIEWERS P25-54 VIEWERS
MEET THE PRESS NBC 47 2.04 2801 810
FACE THE NATION HALF HOUR CBS 30 2.23 3160 703
FACE THE NATION HOUR CBS 60 1.77 2471 559
THIS WEEK ABC 35 2.05 2753 848
FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX 60 1.02 1422 454

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – AUG. 2

TOTAL VIEWERS VIEWERS 25-54
Market Stn Program TV(000) MTP ADV TV(000)
WASHINGTON WRC MEET THE PRESS 64 12
WASHINGTON WUSA FACE THE NATION HALF HOUR 39 64% 13
WASHINGTON WUSA FACE THE NATION HOUR 40 60% 13
WASHINGTON WJLA THIS WEEK ABC 20 220% 5
WASHINGTON WTTG FOX NEWS SUNDAY 47 36% 17

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For more information, please contact:

Olivia Petersen

NBC News

202-885-4159

olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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MEET THE PRESS

“Meet the Press” is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. “Meet the Press” reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms.  Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.

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