“MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” CONTINUES STEADY RATINGS GROWTH

NBC Broadcast is #2 Nationally In Both Total Viewers and The Demo

MTP Delivers Biggest Audience in Washington, DC Since April 2014

JANUARY 16, 2016 –The January 11, 2015 edition of “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” was the #2 Sunday morning public affairs program in both total viewers and the news demo A25-54. MTP averaged 2.92 million total viewers and 821,000 A25-54 viewers.

  • In total viewers, MTP topped ABC’s “This Week” by +52,000, the Face the Nation hour by +5,000, and FOX News Sunday by +1,428,000.
  • Among viewers A25-54, MTP topped This Week by +15,000, the Face the Nation hour by +87,000, and FOX News Sunday by +345,000.
  • MTP was up +9% in total viewers and +10% in A25-54 viewers compared to its 4Q’14-to-date average.
  • MTP continues to post growth season-to-date, up 8% in total viewers and 9% in A25-54 viewers.

In Washington, DC, Meet the Press solidly topped the competition in both total viewers and the demo. It outperformed the competition combined among A25-54 viewers.

  • MTP was #1 across the board with 102,000 total viewers and 40,000 A25-54 viewers.
  • MTP delivered its biggest total viewer audience since April 6, 2014 and its largest demo audience since August 17, 2014.
  • In total viewers, MTP topped FOX News Sunday by +42,000, the Face the Nation hour by +69,000, and This Week by +70,000.
  • In viewers A25-54, MTP topped the Face the Nation hour by 31,000, FOX News Sunday by +21,000, and This Week by +34,000

NATIONAL AVERAGES- 1/11/14

Show Name Total Viewers A25-54 Rating A25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS  2920 0.69 821
FACE THE NATION 3742 0.81 963
FACE THE NATION HOUR 2915 0.61 734
THIS WEEK 2868 0.67 806
FOX NEWS SUNDAY 1492 0.40 476

 

WASHINGTON DC- 1/11/14

Show Name Total Viewers A25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS 102 40
FACE THE NATION 33 9
THIS WEEK 32 6
FOX NEWS SUNDAY 60 19

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For more information contact:
Maggie Steenland
NBC News
212-664-7874
maggie.steenland@nbcuni.com

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MEET THE PRESS

“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, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms.  Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the acting executive producer.

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