Ranks #1 in the Key A25-54 Demo Season-to-Date
July 1, 2025 — Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the #1 Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers in Q2, according to Nielsen. Meet the Press outperformed ABC in A25-54 for three consecutive quarters and for 7 of the last 8 quarters and has beaten CBS in A25-54 in 3 of the last 4 quarters.
Meet the Press averaged 435,000 A25-54 demo viewers, leading ABC by +30,000 (+7%) and CBS by +29,000 (+7%). Versus Q2 2024, Meet the Press improved its A25-54 lead vs. ABC (+30,000 vs. +14,000 in 2Q24) and reversed its A25-54 gap vs. CBS (+29,000 vs. -40,000 in 2Q24). Meet the Press posted its best Q2 key demo win vs. ABC in 5 years and vs. CBS in 3 years.
The Welker-led program ranks #1 for the current broadcast season among key A25-54 demo viewers. Meet the Press has the largest growth of all Sunday public affairs programs vs. the same point last season.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – 2nd QUARTER 2025
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 446 | 2,349 | 435 |
| FACE THE NATION | CBS | 360 | 2,701 | 406 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 577 | 2,409 | 405 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 660 | 955 | 214 |
Meet the Press also ranks as the #1 Sunday public affairs show in the key A25-54 demo for the second consecutive month. In June, Meet the Press increased its viewership across-the-board versus the prior year.
Averaging 424,000 key A25-54 demo viewers, Meet the Press led ABC by +7,000 (+2%) and CBS by +28,000 (+7%). Among A25-54 viewers, Meet the Press has beaten ABC for 9 of the last 10 consecutive months and outperformed CBS for the second consecutive month for the first time since Oct-Nov 2023.
Meet the Press has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – JUNE 2025
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 252 | 2,278 | 424 |
| FACE THE NATION | CBS | 150 | 2,727 | 396 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 251 | 2,454 | 417 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 300 | 916 | 208 |
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Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week’s headlines. Moderated by Kristen Welker, the veteran NBC News chief White House correspondent and the first journalist of color to moderate a Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press has set the political agenda and highlighted the everyday impact of Washington decision-making on viewers all over the country for more than 75 years. It reaches millions of viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press also brings its signature analysis and newsmaker interviews to streaming audiences with Meet the Press NOW at 4 p.m. on weekdays on NBC News NOW. Kristen Welker is the 13th moderator of Meet the Press, David P. Gelles is executive producer of Meet the Press, and Melissa Frankel is executive producer of Meet the Press NOW.
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