Continues to Lead Season-to-Date
Posts Double-Digit Gains Year-Over-Year Across-the-Board
Dominates Influential Washington D.C. Market with Triple-Digit Advantages
MARCH 17, 2016 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the most-watched Sunday show in the key A25-54 viewer demo with 1.201 million viewers on Feb. 13, continuing its lead in the demo season-to-date.
MTP led CBS’ “Face the Nation” half-hour by +13 percent and ABC’s “This Week” by +32 percent. This marks the fourth straight win in the demo over CBS’ half-hour despite consistently rating for at least 15 minutes more. It is also the show’s biggest demo win over ABC since the Sochi Olympics (2/16/2014).
Delivering 3.913 million total viewers, MTP topped ABC for the eleventh consecutive week with its biggest total viewer advantage against the network in more than a year (2/22/2015). MTP was just -2 percent shy of CBS’ half-hour as the most-watched Sunday program.
The show continues its strong growth, up double-digits both in total viewers (+45 percent) and in the demo (+55 percent) compared to the same time last year.
With triple-digit advantages in both total viewers and in the demo, MTP continues to dominate its competition in the influential Washington, D.C. market. The program has been the most-watched Sunday show for every broadcast since March 22 of last year.
An additional 1.638 million total viewers and 529,000 A25-54 viewers watched MTP with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, FEB. 13, 2016
| Show Name | Net | Dur | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 45 | 3913 | 1201 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3981 | 1060 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 3102 | 828 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 40 | 3099 | 912 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1848 | 564 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, FEB. 13, 2016
| Total Viewers | Adults 25-54 | ||||
| Stn | Program | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) | MTP ADV |
| WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 120 | — | 37 | — |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION HOUR | 49 | 145% | 10 | 270% |
| WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 41 | 193% | 13 | 185% |
| WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 68 | 76% | 26 | 42% |
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NBC NEWS’ “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD”
“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, 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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