#1 in Key Demo for 16th Straight Broadcast
Beats ABC in Total Viewers For 32nd Consecutive Broadcast
Tickets Now On Sale for The Meet the Press Film Festival in Collaboration with AFI
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board this past Sunday, November 5, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Sunday’s special 70th anniversary edition featured an exclusive sit-down with DNC Chair Tom Perez as well as exclusive interviews with Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.). “Meet the Press,” the longest-running show in television history, also commemorated its 70th anniversary, featuring archival video from its interviews with 12 presidents, 82 heads of states and hundreds of distinguished journalists.
3.360 million total viewers tuned into MTP, topping ABC’s “This Week” in total viewers for the 32nd straight broadcast, three percent (+82,000) and topping CBS’ “Face the Nation” by one percent (+49,000.)
MTP won its 16th straight broadcast in the demo most valued by news advertisers. 936,000 A25-54 viewers tuned into Sunday’s program: three percent (+23,000) more than ABC and +30 percent (+216,000) more than CBS, which continues to rate for only the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast.
Season-to-date, MTP continues as the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo, topping competition by double digits: ABC by +14 percent (+115,000) and CBS by +20 percent (+155,000).
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers since March 2015.
An additional 382,000 total viewers and 212,000 A25-54 viewers tuned into MTP this past Sunday through a rebroadcast on NBC News.
Tune into MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. for more, and follow the show on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.
This Monday, November 13 is the first-ever Meet the Press Film Festival in Collaboration with the American Film Institute (AFI). Buy tickets here.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – NOVEMBER 5, 2017
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 50 | 3,360 | 936 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,311 | 720 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,644 | 572 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 41 | 3,278 | 913 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,410 | 452 |
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NBC NEWS’ “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD”
“Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the country. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show across the board for the 2016-2017 season, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. “Meet the Press” brings its authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. ET and to the “1947: The Meet the Press Podcast”. It’s the longest-running show in television history, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with the launch of its first-ever film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute this November. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of “Meet the Press“; John Reiss is the executive producer.
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