“Meet the Press With Kristen Welker” Is #1 in the Key Demo

Outperforms ABC for Four Straight Weeks in Key A25-54 Demo

November 19, 2024 — Meet the Press with Kristen Welker (MTP) was the #1 Sunday public affairs show in the key demo this past Sunday, November 17, according to Nielsen panel data. MTP is ranked #1 for the 2024-2025 broadcast season among viewers aged 25-54.

#1 in the Key Demo This Past Sunday 

MTP was #1 in the demo most valued by news advertisers, averaging 450,000 viewers in A25-54 and outperforming ABC’s This Week by +42,000 (+10%) and CBS’s Face the Nation by +42,000 (+10%). 

This is the fourth consecutive week in which MTP has outperformed ABC among key A25-54 demo viewers.

Sunday’s broadcast featured interviews with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York). It averaged 2.092 million total viewers.

Audiences Watch Hundreds of Thousands of Hours Across Digital Platforms

MTP has maintained its digital dominance in the Sunday public affairs space, with MTP recording 4.7 million video views across digital platforms last week. In addition, viewers consumed over 327,000 hours of content.

Ranks #1 Across-the-Board in Washington, D.C.

MTP was once again #1 in total viewers and the key A25-54 demo for the week in the influential Washington, D.C. market. MTP has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers. 

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NATIONAL AVERAGES – NOVEMBER 17, 2024 

Show Name	Net	Duration (minutes)	Total Viewers	A25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS	NBC	52	2,092	450
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR	CBS	30	2,656	408
FACE THE NATION HOUR	CBS	60	2,292	375
THIS WEEK	ABC	48	2,500	408
FOX NEWS SUNDAY	FOX	60	1,039	231