Has Won Total Viewers Every Single Sunday in the D.C. Market for Four Straight Years
Beats Combined Competition in D.C. Market Across the Board This Past Sunday
#1 in Key Demo for 59th Straight Broadcast
MARCH 19, 2019 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board this past Sunday, March 17, according to Nielsen Media Research, marking the show’s sixth straight week at #1 and winning every Sunday with total viewers in Washington for its fourth straight year (since March 22, 2015).
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market and outperformed competing public affairs shows combined in both total viewers and A25-54 viewers this past Sunday.
The broadcast featured interviews with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Beto O’Rourke on the trail in Waterloo, Iowa, as well as an exclusive interview with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).
3.452 million total viewers tuned in to the Sunday program as MTP topped both ABC and CBS by double-digits: +21 percent (+610,000) more than ABC’s This Week and +12 percent (+359,000) more than CBS’ Face the Nation. This marks the broadcast’s 39th straight win over ABC in total viewers and the 16th win over CBS out of the last 17 broadcasts.
MTP also won in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its 59th straight broadcast, topping both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 854,000 A25-54 demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +28 percent (+187,000) more than ABC and +21 percent (+148,000) more than CBS. This streak is longer than any other achieved in the Sunday Affairs category in the history of modern Nielsen ratings (since 1987).
Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board, delivering its best total viewer lead over ABC in seven years and CBS in eight years.
An additional 829,000 total viewers and 190,000 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, MARCH 17, 2019
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 50 | 3452 | 854 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3094 | 706 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2552 | 591 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 31 | 2843 | 667 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1254 | 348 |
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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.
