“MEET THE PRESS” #1 SUNDAY SHOW IN KEY DEMO

Continues to Lead Season-to-Date

Posts Double-Digit Gains Year-Over-Year Across-the-Board

Dominates Influential Washington D.C. Market with Triple-Digit Advantages 

MARCH 17, 2016 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the most-watched Sunday show in the key A25-54 viewer demo with 1.201 million viewers on Feb. 13, continuing its lead in the demo season-to-date.

MTP led CBS’ “Face the Nation” half-hour by +13 percent and ABC’s “This Week” by +32 percent. This marks the fourth straight win in the demo over CBS’ half-hour despite consistently rating for at least 15 minutes more. It is also the show’s biggest demo win over ABC since the Sochi Olympics (2/16/2014).

Delivering 3.913 million total viewers, MTP topped ABC for the eleventh consecutive week with its biggest total viewer advantage against the network in more than a year (2/22/2015). MTP was just -2 percent shy of CBS’ half-hour as the most-watched Sunday program.

The show continues its strong growth, up double-digits both in total viewers (+45 percent) and in the demo (+55 percent) compared to the same time last year.

With triple-digit advantages in both total viewers and in the demo, MTP continues to dominate its competition in the influential Washington, D.C. market. The program has been the most-watched Sunday show for every broadcast since March 22 of last year.

An additional 1.638 million total viewers and 529,000 A25-54 viewers watched MTP with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.

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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, FEB. 13, 2016

Show Name Net Dur Total Viewers A25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS NBC 45 3913 1201
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR CBS 30 3981 1060
FACE THE NATION HOUR CBS 60 3102 828
THIS WEEK ABC 40 3099 912
FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX 60 1848 564

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, FEB. 13, 2016

Total Viewers Adults 25-54
Stn Program TV(000) MTP ADV TV(000) MTP ADV
WRC MEET THE PRESS 120 37
WUSA FACE THE NATION HOUR 49 145% 10 270%
WJLA THIS WEEK ABC 41 193% 13 185%
WTTG FOX NEWS SUNDAY 68 76% 26 42%

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NBC NEWS’ “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” 

“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, 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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