“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” IS THE #1 MOST-WATCHED SUNDAY SHOW ACROSS THE BOARD SEASON-TO-DATE

Wins the Key Demo This Past Sunday, #1 for 19 of Past 20 Rated Weeks

Only Sunday Show to Grow Broadcast Year-to-Date

JUNE 20, 2017 – NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) continues its rank as the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board season-to-date, according to Nielsen data.

This past Sunday, June 18, MTP won the demo most valued by news advertisers, delivering 909,000 A25-54 viewers: +51 percent (+305,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation” and +24 percent (+175,000) more than ABC’s “This Week.” The broadcast has now been #1 in the key demo for 19 out of the past 20 rated weeks.

3.140 million viewers tuned into MTP on Sunday, +17 percent (+466,000) more than ABC. Just two percent (-71,000) viewers separated MTP from CBS, which continues to rate for only the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast.

MTP is the only Sunday show to grow broadcast year-to-date, increasing its audiences across the board.

The network program continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday for 101 consecutive broadcasts.

An additional 1.477 million total viewers and 273,000 A25-54 viewers watched MTP through rebroadcasts on MSNBC.

Tune into MTP this Sunday, and watch moderator Chuck Todd weekdays on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” at 5 p.m. ET.

NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2017

Show Name Net Duration (minutes) Total Viewers A25-54
Viewers
MEET THE PRESS NBC 47 3140 909
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR CBS 30 3211 604
FACE THE NATION HOUR CBS 60 2643 512
THIS WEEK ABC 48 2674 734
FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX 60 1366 452

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2017

Total Viewers Adults 25-54
Stn Program TV(000) MTP ADV TV(000) MTP ADV
WRC MEET THE PRESS 119 44
WUSA FACE THE NATION HOUR 79 51% 23 91%
WJLA THIS WEEK ABC 40 198% 15 193%
WTTG FOX NEWS SUNDAY 51 133% 17 159%

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