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

Only Sunday Show to Deliver More Than Three Million Total Viewers  

Beats ABC and CBS by Double Digits Across the Board

Wins Key Demo for 19th Straight Broadcast

APRIL 24, 2018 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show this past Sunday, April 22, according to Nielsen Media Research data, continuing its streak as the #1 broadcast season-to-date for the second consecutive year.

Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), as well as an interview with Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez.

3.236 million total viewers tuned into MTP, as the show beat both ABC and CBS by double-digits: +12 percent (+347,000) more than ABC’s “This Week” and +20 percent (+537,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation,” which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. This is MTP’s fourth straight win over CBS in total viewers; the show more than doubled its advantage of CBS (+280,000) compared to last week. MTP’s lead over CBS was 16 times bigger (+503,000) when comparing numbers year over year.

MTP also won in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its nineteenth straight broadcast, beating both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 881,000 A25-54 demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +13 percent (+99,000) more than ABC and +62 percent (+338,000) more than CBS. Week-over-week, MTP improved its lead over ABC by five percent (+4,000) and CBS by +26 percent (+69,000) and compared to last year, MTP improved its advantage over CBS by +68 percent (+136,000).

Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board, delivering its largest advantages over ABC and CBS in total viewers in six years (since 2011-2012)

MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers for three straight years (since March 22, 2015).

An additional 909.000 total viewers and 202,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.

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.

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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018

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For more information contact:

Joya Manasseh
NBC News
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e: joya.manasseh@nbcuni.com

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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, having celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2017 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.