Reaches More Than 2.3 Million Video Views Across Digital Platforms
#1 Most Watched Sunday Show in the Nation’s Capital for 81 Straight Months
Jan. 11, 2022 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo this past Sunday, Jan. 9, according to Nielsen Media Research.
#1 in All-Important Key Demo
MTP was #1 in the demo most valued by news advertisers and averaged 612,000 A25-54 viewers, topping ABC’s This Week by five percent (+29,000) and CBS’s Face the Nation by +13 percent (+72,000).
Sunday’s broadcast averaged 2.781 million total viewers and featured interviews with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Drs. Ezekiel Emanuel and Celine Gounder, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger.
MTP posted its largest demo audience in 17 weeks (since August 15, 2021) and its largest total viewer audience in 18 weeks (since August 8, 2021).
An additional 369,000 total viewers and 135,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through a rebroadcast on NBC.
Reaches More Than 2.3 million Video Views Across Digital
Last week, MTP reached more than 2.3 million video views, up +102 percent week over week, and 314,000 hours watched across digital platforms, up +67 percent week over week.
This past Sunday’s full episode has currently reached more than 421,000 video views, up +10 percent week over week, and 307,000 viewers, up four percent week over week. And, the full episode that aired last Sunday, Jan. 2 saw 666,000 video views on YouTube, up +90 percent week of week, and 486,000 viewers, up +79 percent week over week.
81 Consecutive Months as #1 Most Watched Sunday Show in Washington, D.C.
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, more than doubling the competition across the board and winning in total viewers for 81 consecutive months.
Tune in to MSNBC’s MTP Daily weekdays at 1 p.m. ET 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, JAN. 9, 2022
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 51 | 2,781 | 612 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,094 | 541 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,649 | 440 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 48 | 2,816 | 583 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 993 | 244 |
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For more information, contact:
Richard Hudock
NBC News
e: Richard.Hudock@nbcuni.com
Joya Manasseh
NBC News
e: Joya.Manasseh@nbcuni.com
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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 2019-2020 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 1 p.m. ET, to the ongoing weekly podcast, The Chuck ToddCast, and to Meet the Press Reports, a 30-minute program on NBC News NOW and Peacock, focusing on a single topic explored through the Meet the Press lens. It’s the longest-running show in television history, recently expanding its brand to also 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; Carrie Budoff Brown is the senior vice president; John Reiss is the executive producer.
