“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” STARTS 2022 AT #1 IN THE KEY DEMO

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 NBC512,781612
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOURCBS303,094541
FACE THE NATION HOURCBS602,649440
THIS WEEKABC482,816583
FOX NEWS SUNDAYFOX60993244

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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.