Beats Competition by Double Digits in the Key Demo in October
Grows Across the Board Month Over Month
Ranks #1 Across the Board Season to Date
October 29, 2019 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board for the month of October, according to Nielsen Media Research.
This marks MTP’s third consecutive monthly win across the board. An average of 3.261 million total viewers tuned into MTP in October: +19 percent (+523,000) more than ABC’s This Week and eight percent (+247,000) more than CBS’ Face the Nation. Compared to the prior month, MTP was up +10 percent.
MTP also won in the demo most valued by news advertisers in October and topped both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 779,000 A25-54 viewers tuned in for the month: +22 percent (+139,000) more than ABC and +22 percent (+141,000) more than CBS. This marks MTP’s fourth straight October win. Compared to the prior month, MTP was up +14 percent.
This past Sunday featured interviews with White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. MTP was retitled this past Sunday, October 27 due to significant pre-emptions for special report coverage.
Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board, delivering its best total viewer lead over ABC in eight years and CBS in ten years.
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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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 2018-2019 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 Chuck ToddCast. 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.
