Wins the Key Demo This Past Sunday, #1 for 19 of Past 20 Rated Weeks
Only Sunday Show to Grow Broadcast Year-to-Date
JUNE 20, 2017 – NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) continues its rank as the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board season-to-date, according to Nielsen data.
This past Sunday, June 18, MTP won the demo most valued by news advertisers, delivering 909,000 A25-54 viewers: +51 percent (+305,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation” and +24 percent (+175,000) more than ABC’s “This Week.” The broadcast has now been #1 in the key demo for 19 out of the past 20 rated weeks.
3.140 million viewers tuned into MTP on Sunday, +17 percent (+466,000) more than ABC. Just two percent (-71,000) viewers separated MTP from CBS, which continues to rate for only the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast.
MTP is the only Sunday show to grow broadcast year-to-date, increasing its audiences across the board.
The network program continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday for 101 consecutive broadcasts.
An additional 1.477 million total viewers and 273,000 A25-54 viewers watched MTP through rebroadcasts on MSNBC.
Tune into MTP this Sunday, and watch moderator Chuck Todd weekdays on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” at 5 p.m. ET.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2017
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 47 | 3140 | 909 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3211 | 604 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2643 | 512 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 48 | 2674 | 734 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1366 | 452 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2017
| Total Viewers | Adults 25-54 | ||||
| Stn | Program | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) | MTP ADV |
| WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 119 | — | 44 | — |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION HOUR | 79 | 51% | 23 | 91% |
| WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 40 | 198% | 15 | 193% |
| WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 51 | 133% | 17 | 159% |
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