OCT. 25, 2016 – With just two weeks before Election Day, more viewers are turning to “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” on Sundays than any other show: “Meet the Press” (MTP) was the most-watched Sunday show on Oct. 23, marking its fourth consecutive win across the board and leading as the #1 Sunday show season-to-date.
Delivering 3.608 million total viewers, MTP led ABC’s “This Week” by +16 percent (+506,000), marking its biggest win over ABC in total viewers since June 19th of this year. The network broadcast is up three percent in total viewers compared to the same Sunday last year. Of note, the last time MTP won four consecutive weeks with total viewers was almost five years ago (November 2011).
In the coveted key demo, MTP continued its dominance with 1.081 million viewers, leading ABC by +26 percent (+223,000). MTP is up +25 percent in the A25-54 demo and +40 percent with women in the demo compared to the same Sunday last year.
In the influential Washington, D.C. market, MTP marked its 72nd consecutive broadcast win as the most-watched Sunday public affairs program and its 24th straight win with key demo viewers.
With replays on MSNBC, an additional 1.454 million total viewers and 348,000 demo viewers watched MTP.
Note: CBS’ “Face the Nation” was retitled this past Sunday due to NFL coverage.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, OCT. 23, 2016
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 46 | 3608 | 1081 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 40 | 3103 | 857 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1670 | 536 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, OCT. 23, 2016
| Households | Total Viewers | Adults 25-54 | |||||
| Stn | Program | Rtg | Shr | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) | MTP ADV |
| WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 3.1 | 8 | 88 | — | 18 | — |
| WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 0.9 | 3 | 23 | 283% | 6 | 200% |
| WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 1.4 | 4 | 37 | 138% | 9 | 100% |
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“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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