Grew Year Over Year in Total Viewers
Continues as #1 in Key Demo Season-to-Date, Beating Competition by Double-Digits
JANUARY 17, 2018 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the most-watched Sunday show in the key demo this past Sunday, January 14, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) as well as civil rights icon Andrew Young, all who reacted to President Donald Trump’s immigration comments earlier in the week.
MTP won in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its sixth straight broadcast. 1.035 million A25-54 viewers tuned into the Sunday program: seven percent (+466,000) more than ABC’s “This Week” and three percent (+31,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
3.982 million total viewers tuned into MTP, topping ABC in total viewers for the 40th straight broadcast: +13 percent (+466,000) more than ABC. Just 15,000 viewers separated MTP from CBS, which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. Compared to the same Sunday last year, MTP grew by two percent (+94,000) in total viewers and improved its margin over CBS by +170,000 viewers.
Season-to-date, MTP continues as the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo, beating competition by double-digits: ABC by +14 percent (+115,000) and CBS by +20percent (+158,000).
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers since March 22, 2015.
An additional 1.060 million total viewers and 295,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and 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.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 50 | 3982 | 1035 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3997 | 1004 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 3322 | 808 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 38 | 3516 | 963 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1621 | 525 |
For more information contact:
Joya Manasseh
NBC News
o: (212) 664-2498
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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 Americans across the country. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show across the board for the 2016-2017 season, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. “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”. It’s the longest-running show in television history, having celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2017 with the launch of its first-ever film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute this November. 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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