Tops Competition by Double-Digits in Key Demo
Grows Demo Advantage Over ABC by 50 Percent Week Over Week
Beats ABC by Biggest Margin in Total Viewers Since May
OCTOBER 3, 2017 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) kicked off the 2017-2018 season as the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo this past Sunday, Oct. 1, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Sunday’s broadcast featured an interview with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, as well as exclusive interviews with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of “We Were Eight Years in Power.”
MTP, which won the 2016-2017 season as the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board, continued its reign in the demo most valued news advertisers and won its eleventh straight broadcast among A25-54 viewers. 976,000 demo viewers tuned into Sunday’s program: +22 percent (+178,000) more than ABC’s “This Week” and +12 percent more than CBS’ “Face the Nation” (+105,000). MTP grew its demo advantage over ABC by +50 percent (+59,000) week over week.
3.381 million viewers tuned into MTP, +17 percent (+501,000) more than ABC. This was MTP’s biggest total viewer win over ABC since May 14 of this year.
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday in total viewers since March 2015.
An additional 1.396 million total viewers and 285,000 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 – OCTOBER 1, 2017
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 52 | 3,381 | 976 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,837 | 871 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 3,096 | 704 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 51 | 2,881 | 798 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | — | — | — |
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For more information, contact:
Olivia Petersen
NBC News
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e: olivia.petersen@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. The broadcast won the 2016-2017 season as the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show across the board, reaching 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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