Delivers Largest February Viewership in Five Years
Ranks #1 in Key A25-54 Demo Season-to-Date
February 26, 2026 — Meet the Press with Kristen Welker was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among A25-54 demo viewers in February according to Nielsen.
Meet the Press averaged 470,000 key A25-54 demo viewers, leading ABC by +58,000 (+14%) and CBS by +4,000 (+1%). This marks Meet the Press’s eighteenth consecutive month leading ABC in key demo viewers. Meet the Press has outperformed CBS in key demo viewers for twelve of the last thirteen months.
In addition, Meet the Press increased its total viewership by the largest margin in the Sunday Affairs category vs. prior year, marking its largest February viewership in five years
Meet the Press was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers for the 2024-25 broadcast season and ranks #1 in key A25-54 demo viewers season-to-date. Meet the Press has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.
February’s broadcast featured interviews with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). It also featured a “Meet the Moment” conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – FEBRUARY 2026
| Show Name | Network | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 47 | 2,878 | 470 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,217 | 466 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 155 | 3,000 | 412 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 240 | 1,076 | 210 |
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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