“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” IS #1 SUNDAY SHOW ACROSS-THE-BOARD

MTP Tops CBS & ABC in Total Viewers by Double-Digits

MTP Wins Demo; Biggest Demo Win Over CBS Since 2012

MTP Posts Double-Digit Growth Year-Over-Year

DEC. 4, 2015 – NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the most-watched Sunday show on Nov. 29 across-the-board, topping competition with 3.875 million total viewers and 948,000 A25-54 viewers.

MTP led CBS’ half-hour by +21% in total viewers and +50% in the A25-54 demo, despite being rated for 15 minutes more. This marks the third and fifth straight week MTP has topped CBS in both total viewers and A25-54 viewers, respectively.

MTP posted its biggest total viewer win over ABC (+26%) since February of this year; the show also beat ABC in the demo by +5%.

The NBC broadcast continues its strong momentum, growing by double-digits – +38% in total viewers and +18% in the A25-54 demo – compared to this time last year.

MTP delivered an additional 1.259 million total viewers and 520,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.

In Washington, D.C., MTP continues to dominate the market, outperforming the competition in total viewers combined.

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NATIONAL AVERAGES – NOVEMBER 29, 2015

SHOW NAME Net Dur TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54
VIEWERS
MEET THE PRESS NBC 45 3875 948
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR CBS 30 3207 631
FACE THE NATION HOUR CBS 60 2558 557
THIS WEEK ABC 39 3082 900
FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX 60 1568 439

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – NOVEMBER 29, 2015

TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54 VIEWERS
Stn Program TV(000) MTP ADV TV(000) MTP ADV
WRC MEET THE PRESS 140 36
WUSA FACE THE NATION HOUR 47 198% 10 260%
WJLA THIS WEEK ABC 35 300% 13 177%
WTTG FOX NEWS SUNDAY 43 226% 24 50%

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For more information, please contact:

Olivia Petersen

NBC News

202-885-4159

olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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MEET THE PRESS

“Meet the Press” is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. “Meet the Press” reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms.  Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.

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