Wins Ninth Broadcast Across the Board Out of Last Ten
Beats Competition in Key Demo for 17th Straight Broadcast
Continues as #1 Across the Board Season-to-Date
APRIL 10, 2018 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board this past Sunday, April 8, according to Nielsen Media Research data, winning its ninth broadcast across the board out of the last ten.
Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with White House National Trade Director Peter Navarro, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Cambridge Analytica co-founder Chris Wylie.
3.339 million total viewers tuned into MTP: +14 percent (+414,000) more than ABC’s “This Week” and nine percent (+262,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation,” which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. This is MTP’s 51st straight win over ABC in total viewers. Compared to last year, MTP grew its advantage over CBS nearly nine times (+232,000); week over week, MTP improved its lead over CBS by +28 percent (+57,000).
MTP was also the most-watched broadcast in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its seventeenth straight broadcast. 877,000 A25-54 viewers tuned into the Sunday program: nine percent (+72,000) more than ABC and +24 percent (+167,000) more than CBS. Compared to last week, MTP improved its lead over CBS by +12 percent (+17,000).
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). This is the third consecutive year in which MTP is #1 among A25-54 viewers.
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 838,000 total viewers and 219,000 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, APRIL 8, 2018
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 50 | 3,339 | 877 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,078 | 710 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,528 | 581 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 43 | 2,926 | 805 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,291 | 386 |
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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.
