Wins Key Demo for Eighth Straight Week, Topping Competition by Double-Digits
Continues as #1 Season-to-Date Across the Board, Topping ABC & CBS by Best Numbers in Five Years
Delivers Largest Audience Growth Across the Board Season-over-Season
AUGUST 22, 2017 – NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board on August 20, according to Nielsen data.
3.274 million total viewers tuned into Sunday’s broadcast, which featured exclusive interviews with former Rep. J.C. Watts (R-Okla.) and civil rights leader Andrew Young. MTP beat ABC’s “This Week” by 17 percent (+471,000) – its biggest advantage since May – and CBS’ “Face the Nation” by three percent (+87,000).
MTP won its eighth consecutive week among A25-54 viewers, continuing its dominance in the demo most valued by news advertisers. With 942,000 demo viewers tuning into the program, MTP outperformed the competition by double-digits: 13 percent (+106,000) more than ABC and 24 percent (+180,000) more than CBS’ half-hour.
Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board, delivering its biggest audience growth compared to last season across the board: gaining two percent (+85,000) in total viewers and seven percent (+71,000) in the key demo.
In total viewers, MTP leads ABC by +435,000 and CBS by +32,000 total viewers – its best advantage over both networks in five years. In the key demo, MTP leads ABC by +209,000 (its best advantage in six years) and CBS by +234,000 A25-54 viewers (its largest margin in eight years).
The network broadcast also continues as the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the influential Washington, D.C. market, beating the combined deliveries of the competition across the board and winning every Sunday in total viewers since March 22, 2015.
An additional 1.730 million total viewers and 428,000 A25-54 viewers tuned into MTP this past Sunday through rebroadcasts on MSNBC.
Tune into MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. for more, and follow the show on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 47 | 3,274 | 942 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,186 | 762 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,755 | 635 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 45 | 2,803 | 836 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,174 | 361 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017
| Households | Total Viewers | Adults 25-54 | |||||
| Stn | Program | Rtg | Shr | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) | MTP ADV |
| WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 4.46 | 14 | 138 | — | 45 | — |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION HOUR | 1.18 | 4 | 34 | 306% | 11 | 309% |
| WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 1.15 | 4 | 34 | 306% | 20 | 125% |
| WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 1.44 | 5 | 36 | 283% | 5 | 800% |
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For more information contact:
Joya Manasseh
NBC News
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c: (917) 587-1284
e: joya.manasseh@nbcuni.com
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NBC NEWS’ “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD”
“Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” 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 three million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, OTT platforms and social media. “Meet the Press” brings its authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. ET and to the “1947: The Meet the Press Podcast”. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of “Meet the Press”; John Reiss is the executive producer.
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