Marks Ninth Consecutive Week as #1 in Key Demo
Tops ABC for 17th Straight Week in Total Viewers
Grows Week-Over-Week; Posts Double-Digit Gains Across-the-Board Year-Over-Year
MAY 5, 2016 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the most-watched Sunday public affairs program with A25-54 viewers on Sunday, May 1, dominating the key demo as #1 for the ninth straight week.
Delivering 1.053 million viewers aged 25-54, MTP led its competition by double-digits: +24 percent more demo viewers than CBS’ “Face the Nation” program, which only rates for its first 30 minutes, and +14 percent more than ABC’s “This Week,” which rated for only 37 minutes of its hour-long program.
MTP delivered 3.531 million total viewers, with just three percent separating the broadcast from CBS’ half-hour the most-watched Sunday show, despite rating for a full +15 minutes more. This past Sunday marked the 17thstraight broadcast in which MTP has beat ABC in total viewers.
The network broadcast continues its strong momentum, growing by six percent across-the-board week-over-week. MTP is also up by double-digits compared to this time last year: +38 percent among total viewers and +48 percent in the demo.
MTP also continues its dominance in the influential Washington, D.C. market of newsmakers, outperforming CBS by double-digits across-the-board and ABC by triple-digits across-the-board, despite “This Week’s” local change.
With rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC, MTP was watched by an additional 1.349 million total viewers and 421,000 viewers in the A25-54 demo.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 45 | 3531 | 1053 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3624 | 848 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 3036 | 708 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 37 | 3282 | 924 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1614 | 482 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016
| Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers | ||||
| Stn | Program | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) | MTP ADV |
| WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 142 | — | 41 | — |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION HOUR | 72 | 97% | 24 | 71% |
| WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 15 | 847% | 6 | 583% |
| WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 76 | 87% | 24 | 71% |
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“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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