“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” IS #1 IN KEY DEMO

Tops ABC in Total Viewers for 22nd Straight Week

Delivers Unmatched Momentum with Double-Digit Growth Year-Over-Year

Will Broadcast Special RNC Preview Sunday Following Final Round Coverage of 145th Open

JULY 14, 2016 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) won the key demo this past Sunday, dominating with 957,000 A25-54 viewers: +92,000 more viewers than CBS and +75,000 more viewers than ABC.

This marks the network broadcast’s fifteenth straight win over CBS and fourteenth consecutive win over ABC, solidifying MTP as leader in the key demo season-to-date.

Only one percent of viewers separated MTP from CBS in total viewers, despite rating almost 20 minutes more than CBS (which continues to rate for only the first 30 minutes of its hour-long program).

With double-digit gains since this time last year – +33 percent in total viewers and +38 percent in key demo viewers – MTP continues its strong momentum. The show also continues its more-than-one-year streak as the most-watched Sunday show in the influential Washington, D.C. market, leading competition by double and triple-digits.

An additional 1.446 million total viewers and 473,000 A25-54 demo viewers watched MTP with rebroadcasts on NBC and on MSNBC.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: This Sunday, July 17th, “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” will preview the Republican National Convention with a special edition from Cleveland, airing  at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT on NBC following final round coverage of the 145th Open from NBC Sports Group.

NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2016

Show Name Net Duration (minutes) Total Viewers A25-54
Viewers
MEET THE PRESS NBC 49 3084 957
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR CBS 30 3104 865
FACE THE NATION HOUR CBS 60 2614 718
THIS WEEK ABC 41 2930 882
FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX 60 1351 381

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2016

Total Viewers Adults 25-54
Stn Program TV(000) MTP ADV TV(000) MTP ADV
WRC MEET THE PRESS 104 29
WUSA FACE THE NATION HOUR 50 108% 20 45%
WJLA THIS WEEK ABC 18 478% 7 314%
WTTG FOX NEWS SUNDAY 28 271% 12 142%

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Olivia Petersen
NBC News
o: (202) 885-4159
c: (804) 938-3810
e: olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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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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