MTP IS #1 IN KEY DEMO FOR 2017 MAY SWEEP, WINNING SEVENTH STRAIGHT SWEEP

Wins Seventh Consecutive Sweep in Key Demo, First Time in Six Years

Outperforms Competition in Demo by Double-Digits

Continues as #1 Most-Watched Sunday Show Season-to-Date Across the Board

MAY 23, 2017 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) won the key demo for the 2017 May Sweep, outperforming its competition by double-digits and continuing its season-to-date lead as #1 across the board, according to Nielsen data.

Dominating with viewers most valued by news advertisers, MTP delivered an average of 1.030 million A25-54 viewers – the only Sunday show to surpass the one million viewer mark. MTP topped CBS’ “Face the Nation” by +20 percent (+172,000) and ABC’s “This Week” by +30 percent (+235,000).

This is the seventh consecutive sweeps period in which MTP is #1 in the key demo: the last time this happened was six years ago (from February 2010 – July 2011).

3.421 million total viewers tuned into MTP during the May Sweep period, +12 percent (+373,000) more than ABC. Just eight percent (-282,000) separated MTP from CBS, which continues to rate for only the first 30 minutes of its hour-long program.

MTP rated for an average of 51 minutes during the May Sweep period, longer than its network competition (21 minutes more than CBS and seven minutes more than ABC).

MTP was pre-empted this past Sunday, May 21 for coverage of the Premier League.

Tune in this Sunday for the latest from moderator Chuck Todd, and follow the show on Facebook and on Twitter.

2017 MAY SWEEP AVERAGES

Show Name Total Viewers A25-54 Demo A18-49 Demo Duration (minutes)
MEET THE PRESS 3421 1030 778 51
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR 3703 858 604 30
THIS WEEK 3048 795 572 44
FOX NEWS SUNDAY 1418 436 311 60

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