Scores Big Numbers on YouTube and TikTok
Ranks #1 in Both A25-54 and A18-49 Demos Season-to-Date
November 7, 2025 — Meet the Press with Kristen Welker was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among A25-54 demo viewers this past Sunday, November 2, according to Nielsen.
Meet the Press averaged 458,000 key A25-54 demo viewers this past Sunday, leading CBS by +14,000 (+3%), and delivering the most key demo viewers of any program season-to-date. This marks Meet the Press’s seventh time in the last eight weeks ranking #1 among key A25-54 demo viewers.
In addition, Meet the Press averaged 301,000 A18-49 demo viewers, tied with CBS. Compared to the prior week, MTP was up +15% vs. CBS up +7%.
Meet the Press averaged 2.554 million total viewers this past Sunday, reaching its largest total viewership in seven weeks. Season-to-date, Meet the Press is leading ABC among total viewers for the first time in five seasons.
In addition to Nielsen-tracked viewers, on NBC News’ TikTok account, Sunday’s exclusive interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) scored nearly five million views and NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki’s breakdown of a new NBC News poll resulted in over 700,000 views. Clips of Sunday’s show garnered over one million views on NBC News’ YouTube account.
Meet the Press was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers for the 2024-25 broadcast season. Meet the Press has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – NOVEMBER 2, 2025
| Show Name | Network | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 49 | 2,554 | 458 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,114 | 444 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,805 | 420 |
| THIS WEEK – RETITLED | ABC | 52 | 2,289 | 304 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,520 | 371 |
MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER
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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