Only Sunday Show to Deliver More Than 1 Million A25-54 viewers
Grows by Double Digits Across the Board Year Over Year
April 14, 2020 – This past Sunday’s special edition of Meet the Press with Chuck Todd(MTP) focusing on the coronavirus pandemic was the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo, according to Nielsen Media Research. Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board.
Sunday’s special broadcast featured interviews with WHO Special Envoy Dr. David Nabarro and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, as well as a joint interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan and Affiliate Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Dr. Vin Gupta.
MTP won in the demo most valued by news advertisers, topping both ABC and CBS by double-digits. MTP was the only Sunday show to deliver more than 1 million A25-54 demo viewers. 1.103 million key demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +16 percent (+154,000) more than ABC’s This Week and +14 percent (+135,000) more than CBS’s Face the Nation. Compared to the same Sunday last year, MTP was up +37 percent (+298,000). Compared to last Sunday, MTP increased its advantage over ABC by +50 percent and over CBS by +94 percent.
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, more than doubling the competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers in over five years (since March 22, 2015).
An additional 880,000 total viewers and 212,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.
MTP averaged 4.227 million total viewers, topping ABC by seven percent (+266,000). Compared to the same Sunday last year, MTP was up +26 percent (+874,000). Just three percent separated MTP from CBS, which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast.
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, APRIL 12, 2020
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 51 | 4,227 | 1103 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 4,366 | 968 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 4,092 | 933 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 48 | 3,961 | 948 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,928 | 570 |
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