#1 in Key Demo for 36th Straight Broadcast – Best Streak in Over 11 Years
Beats ABC in Total Viewers For 18th Consecutive Broadcast
Closes Total Viewer Gap with CBS Year over Year
OCTOBER 9, 2018 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo this past Sunday, October 7, according to Nielsen Media Research data. This marks MTP’s 36th straight win in the demo most valued by news advertisers, its best streak in over 11 years (since April 15, 2007).
723,000 A25-54 demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +22 percent (+128,000) more than ABC’s This Week and three percent (+19,000) more than CBS’ Face the Nation. Compared to last year, MTP more than doubled its lead over ABC (+128,000 vs. +61,000 last year).
Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) who said “it’s premature” to talk about impeaching Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The broadcast also featured an exclusive interview with activists Alyssa Milano and Tarana Burke.
2.956 million total viewers tuned into MTP, topping ABC in total viewers for the 18th straight broadcast: +15 percent (+391,000) more than ABC. Just two percent separated MTP from CBS, which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. Compared to last year, MTP increased its lead over ABC by more than 4X (+391,000 vs. +93,000 last year) and narrowed the total viewer gap with CBS by +85 percent (-70,000 vs. -473,000 last year).
MTP did not air as planned in the Chicago market.
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers for more than three straight years (since March 22, 2015).
An additional 900,000 total viewers and 260,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.
Last night, MTP held its second Meet the Press Film Festival in Collaboration with the American Film Institute (AFI) in Washington, D.C. Watch the short-length political documentaries online or on-demand.
Tune in to MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. for more from moderator Chuck Todd, and follow the broadcast on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 51 | 2,956 | 723 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,026 | 705 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,505 | 577 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 42 | 2,564 | 595 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,381 | 347 |
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For more information contact:
Joya Manasseh
NBC News
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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. 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, expanding its brand to include a political documentary film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of Meet the Press; John Reiss is the executive producer.
