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

Wins Eighth Broadcast Across the Board Out of Last Nine

Beats Competition in Key Demo for 16th Straight Broadcast

Only Sunday Show to Deliver More Than One Million A25-54 Viewers, Beating Competition by Double-Digits

Only Sunday Show to Grow Week Over Week in Total Viewers  

Continues as #1 Across the Board Season-to-Date

MARCH 27, 2018 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show this past Sunday, March 25, according to Nielsen Media Research data, winning its eighth broadcast across the board out of the last nine.

Sunday’s broadcast featured an exclusive interview with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as well as an interview with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and a conversation with “Reach Out Wisconsin,” a group comprised of voters across party lines, about gun reforms.

3.667 million total viewers tuned into MTP: +21 percent (+645,000) more than ABC’s “This Week” and six percent (+205,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation,” which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. This is MTP’s 50th straight win over ABC in total viewers. MTP was also the only Sunday show to grow week over week in total viewership (five percent, +173,000), improving its lead over ABC by +50 percent (+214,000). Compared to last year, MTP improved its advantage over ABC by +29 percent (+144,000).

MTP also won in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its sixteenth straight broadcast, beating both ABC and CBS by double-digits. It was the only Sunday public affairs program to deliver more than one million demo viewers. 1.013 A25-54 demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +31 percent (+238,000) more than ABC and +17 percent (+150,000) more than CBS. Compared to last week, MTP improved its lead over ABC by +76 percent (+103,000) and CBS by +92 percent (+72,000). Year over year, MTP improved its advantage over ABC by +25 percent (+48,000).

Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across-the-board, delivering its largest advantages over ABC and CBS in total viewers in six years (since 2011-2012)

MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers for three straight years (since March 22, 2015).

An additional 1.186 million total viewers and 325,000 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, MARCH 25, 2018

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For more information contact:

Joya Manasseh
NBC News
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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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