Ranked #1 in Both A25-54 and A18-49 Demo Viewers Following Breaking News
Ranks #1 in the Key A25-54 Demo Season-to-Date
April 29, 2026 – Meet the Press with Kristen Welker was ranked the #1 Sunday public affairs show for both A25-54 and A18-49 demo viewers this past Sunday, April 26, according to Nielsen. The show followed breaking news Saturday night; a suspect was later charged in connection with an attempted assassination of President Trump outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Meet the Press averaged 484,000 key A25-54 demo viewers this past Sunday, leading ABC by +65,000 (+15%) and CBS by +107,000 (+28%). In addition, Meet the Press averaged 322,000 A18-49 demo viewers, leading ABC by +16,000 (+5%) and CBS by +64,000 (+25%). Compared to prior year, Meet the Press improved its A18-49 lead vs. CBS (+64,000 vs. +54,000 prior year). This marks Meet the Press’ largest A25-54 demo audience since March and largest A18-49 demo audience since January.
Meet the Press averaged 2.503 million total viewers this past Sunday. 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 season-to-date for the 2025-26 season. Meet the Press has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.
Sunday’s broadcast featured interviews with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – APRIL 26, 2026
| Show Name | Network | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 49 | 2,503 | 484 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 2,996 | 377 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,756 | 350 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 46 | 2,802 | 419 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,126 | 208 |
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.
