Reaches More Than 3.9 Million Video Views Across Digital Platforms
#1 Most Watched Sunday Show in the Nation’s Capital for 83 Straight Months
March. 15, 2022 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo this past Sunday, March 13, according to Nielsen Media Research.
#1 in Key Demo Again
MTP was #1 in the demo most-valued by news advertisers and averaged 675,000 A25-54 viewers, leading ABC’s This Week by four percent (+25,000) and CBS’s Face the Nation by +32 percent (+162,000), which continues to rate for only the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast and follows the highly rated CBS Sunday Morning. This marks MTP’s biggest A25-54 viewership in 31 weeks (since August 8, 2021).
Compared to last week, MTP was up six percent (+39,000) and doubled its A25-54 lead over CBS (+162,000 vs. +81,000 prior week).
Sunday’s broadcast featured interviews with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr and averaged 2.789 million total viewers. Compared to last week, MTP improved its total viewer gap over CBS (-316,000 vs. -339,000 prior week).
An additional 163,000 total viewers and 65,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through a rebroadcast on NBC.
Reaches More Than 3.9 Million Video Views Across Digital
Last week, MTP reached more than 3.9 million video views, up +59 percent year over year, and reached more than 565,000 hours watched across digital platforms, up +46 percent year over year.
This past Sunday’s full episode has currently reached more than 424,000 video views and more than 337,000 viewers.
And, the full episode that aired last Sunday, March 6 saw 1.3 million video views on YouTube and 1 million viewers.
83 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 83 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, MARCH 13, 2022
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 51 | 2,789 | 675 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,105 | 513 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,780 | 449 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 54 | 2,887 | 650 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,174 | 257 |
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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.
