“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” IS #1 MOST-WATCHED SUNDAY SHOW

MTP Tops ABC’s “This Week” in Total Viewers for 17th Straight Week
 
Year-Over-Year, MTP Marks Double-Digit Growth Across-the-Board
 
MTP Continues to Dominate D.C., Outperforming Competition Combined 
 
NOV. 19, 2015 – With news of the tragic Paris attacks unfolding, more viewers turned to NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) on Nov. 15 for the latest developments than any other Sunday show. Delivering 3.505 million total viewers, MTP topped ABC’s “This Week” by +78,000 and CBS’ “Face the Nation” half-hour by +76,000.
MTP outperformed CBS’ half-hour for the first time since Sept. 27 of this year and topped ABC in total viewers for the 17thstraight week. The show also topped CBS’ half-hour in the 25-54 demo by +11%, with only 3% separating MTP from ABC in the demo.
MTP was rated for 53 minutes of its hour-long broadcast, compared to ABC, which rated for 37, and CBS, which consistently rates for only 30.
The strong momentum of MTP continues, marking double-digit growth compared to last year: +25% in total viewers and +43% in the demo.
MTP also continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, with triple-digit advantages over the competition, outperforming them combined in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo.
MTP delivered an additional 1.365 million total viewers and 509,000 25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, NOV. 15, 2015
SHOW NAME NET DUR TOTAL VIEWERS 25-54
VIEWERS
MEET THE PRESS NBC 53 3505 954
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR CBS 30 3429 857
FACE THE NATION HOUR CBS 60 2651 635
THIS WEEK ABC 37 3427 981
FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX 60 1729 509
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, NOV. 15, 2015
TOTAL VIEWERS Adults 25-54
Market Stn Program TV(000) MTP ADV TV(000) MTP ADV
WASHINGTON WRC MEET THE PRESS 119 32
WASHINGTON WUSA FACE THE NATION HOUR 25 376% 6 433%
WASHINGTON WJLA THIS WEEK ABC 27 341% 5 540%
WASHINGTON WTTG FOX NEWS SUNDAY 50 138% 14 129%
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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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