NBC’s “Meet the Press” Tops ABC’s “This Week” in Total Viewers for First Time Since April
JUNE 18, 2015 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) posted double-digit gains year-to-year in both total viewers (+15%) and the A25-54 news demo (+30%), according to Nielsen Media Research Live+ Same Day data.
MTP averaged 2.498 million total viewers and 777,000 viewers A25-54 for Sunday, June 14, ranking as the #2 public affairs show and beating ABC’s “This Week” by +29,000 total viewers. MTP also posted the smallest gap in A25-54 demo with “This Week” since May 17, coming within just 100,000 viewers.
CBS’ “Face the Nation” (FTN) continues to claim ratings based on a 30-minute average; compared to the full FTN hour, MTP led FTN by +243,000 total viewers and +224,000 viewers A25-54.
MTP continues to dominate as #1 in the influential Washington, D.C. market, winning all eight Sundays it has aired this quarter in total viewers.
MTP drew an additional 960,000 total viewers and 342,000 A25-54 demo viewers with rebroadcasts on the network and MSNBC.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – JUNE 14, 2015
| Show Name | Net | Dur | TOTAL VIEWERS | P25-54 RATINGS |
P25-54 VIEWERS |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 44 | 2498 | 0.65 | 777 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF | CBS | 30 | 2746 | 0.57 | 677 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2255 | 0.46 | 553 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 32 | 2469 | 0.73 | 877 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1173 | 0.27 | 320 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – JUNE 14, 2015
| HOUSEHOLDS | TOTAL VIEWERS | Adults 25-54 | ||||
| Stn | Program | Rtg | Shr | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) |
| WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 2.31 | 8 | 62 | — | 12 |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION HALF | 0.93 | 3 | 28 | 121% | 0 |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION HOUR | 0.79 | 3 | 21 | 195% | 0 |
| WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 1.08 | 3 | 27 | 130% | 8 |
| WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 2.03 | 7 | 59 | 5% | 20 |
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“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 executive producer.
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