#1 for Third Consecutive Week
Reaches More Than 1 Million Video Views Across Digital Platforms
#1 Most Watched Sunday Show in the Nation’s Capital for 82 Straight Months
Feb. 8, 2022 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo this past Sunday, Feb. 6, according to Nielsen Media Research.
#1 in Key Demo for Three Consecutive Weeks
MTP was #1 in the demo most-valued by news advertisers for its third straight week and averaged 574,000 A25-54 viewers, topping ABC’s This Week by eight percent (+40,000) and CBS’s Face the Nation by +15 percent (+74,000).
Sunday’s broadcast featured interviews with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, Marc Short and averaged 2.701 million total viewers: eight percent (+190,000) more than ABC. Compared to last week, MTP was the only Sunday public affairs program to grow in total viewers, up +37,000, and quadrupled its lead over ABC (+190,000 vs. +38,000 prior week). MTP also improved its gap over CBS by 69 percent (-216,000 vs. -687,000 prior week), which continues to rate for only the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast and follows the highly rated CBS Sunday Morning.
Reaches More Than 1 Million Video Views Across Digital
Last week, MTP reached more than 1 million video views and 216,000 hours watched across digital platforms.
This past Sunday’s full episode has currently reached more than 387,000 video views, up +13 percent week over week, and 305,000 viewers, up eight percent week over week. And, the full episode that aired last Sunday, Jan. 30 saw 464,000 video views on YouTube, up +10 percent week over week, and 367,000 viewers, up five percent week over week.
82 Consecutive Months as #1 Most Watched Sunday Show in Washington, D.C.
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, winning in total viewers for 82 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, FEB. 6, 2022
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 52 | 2,701 | 574 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 2,917 | 500 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,503 | 431 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 54 | 2,510 | 534 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 982 | 210 |
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