“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” WINS SUNDAY ACROSS THE BOARD

#1 Sunday Show in Key Demos and Total Viewers for Second Straight Week

#1 in Key Demo for 44th Straight Broadcast – Best Streak in Over 18 Years

Tops Competition by Double-Digits in Key Demo

DECEMBER 4, 2018 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board this past Sunday, December 2, according to Nielsen Media Research data, winning its fifth broadcast across the board out of the last six broadcasts and marking its second straight week at #1.

Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.). Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Secretary of State James Baker also joined the program to honor the life and legacy of President George H.W. Bush.

3.341 million total viewers tuned in to the Sunday program: +16 percent (+468,000) more than ABC’s This Week and five percent (+162,000) more than CBS’ Face the Nation. This marks the broadcast’s 26th straight win over ABC and second straight win over CBS in total viewers. Week over week, MTP increased its lead over ABC by +12 percent (+49,000).

MTP also won in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its 44th straight broadcast, topping both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 841,000 A25-54 demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +24 percent (+161,000) more than ABC and +13 percent (+99,000) more than CBS. This is the broadcast’s best streak in over 18 years (since October 15, 2000). Compared to last week, MTP grew by two percent (+14,000) and increased its lead over ABC by six percent (+9,000).

Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board, delivering its best total viewer lead over ABC in seven seasons (since 2011-12) and CBS in eight seasons (since 2010-11).

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

An additional 960,000 total viewers and 292,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.

Tune in to MSNBC’s MTP Daily weekdays at 5 p.m. for more from moderator Chuck Todd, and follow the broadcast on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.

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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018

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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 for the 2017-2018 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, recently expanding its brand to include a political short-documentary film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of Meet the Press; John Reiss is the executive producer.