#1 Sunday Show in Both Key Demos
November 4, 2026 – Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the #1 Sunday public affairs among the key A25-54 and A18-49 demo viewers this past Sunday, November 1, according to Nielsen.
Meet the Press averaged 405,000 A25-54 viewers, leading ABC by +73,000 (+22%) and CBS by +37,000 (+10%).
Additionally, Meet the Press averaged 300,000 A18-49 viewers, leading ABC by +43,000 (+17%) and CBS by +34,000 (+13%). Compared to last year, Meet the Press more than doubled its A18-49 lead vs. CBS.
Meet the Press also averaged 2.632 million total viewers this Sunday. Meet the Press was the #1 Sunday public affairs show for the 2025-2026 season and the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Meet the Press has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.
Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.).
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – NOVEMBER 1, 2026
| Show Name | Network | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers | A18-49 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 49 | 2,632 | 405 | 300 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,699 | 362 | 266 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 53 | 2,786 | 332 | 257 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 728 | 126 | 90 |
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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.
For more information, contact:
Catherine Morris
Catherine.Morris@nbcuni.com
