Ranks #1 in Both A25-54 and A18-49 Demos Season-to-Date
November 12, 2025 — Meet the Press with Kristen Welker was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among A25-54 demo viewers this past Sunday, November 9, according to Nielsen.
Meet the Press averaged 418,000 key A25-54 demo viewers this past Sunday, leading CBS by +36,000 (+9%). Compared to prior week, Meet the Press more than doubled its A25-54 lead vs. CBS (+36,000 vs. +13,000 prior week). Meet the Press is posting its largest A25-54 lead vs. CBS in three years.
In addition, Meet the Press averaged 262,000 A18-49 demo viewers. Season-to-date, Meet the Press ranks #1 among A18-49 demo viewers.
Meet the Press averaged 2.307 million total viewers this past Sunday. Season-to-date, Meet the Press is leading ABC among total viewers for the first time in five seasons.
Meet the Press was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers for the 2024-25 broadcast season. Meet the Press has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.
Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) as well as a “Meet the Moment” conversation with Jon M. Chu, Director of “Wicked: For Good.”
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – NOVEMBER 9, 2025
| Show Name | Network | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 48 | 2,307 | 418 |
| FACE THE NATION (30 MINUTES) | CBS | 30 | 2,942 | 382 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,588 | 332 |
| THIS WEEK –RETITLED | ABC | 45 | 2,563 | 306 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 973 | 218 |
MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week’s headlines. Moderated by Kristen Welker, the veteran NBC News chief White House correspondent and the first journalist of color to moderate a Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press has set the political agenda and highlighted the everyday impact of Washington decision-making on viewers all over the country for more than 75 years. It reaches millions of viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press also brings its signature analysis and newsmaker interviews to streaming audiences with Meet the Press NOW at 4 p.m. on weekdays on NBC News NOW. Kristen Welker is the 13th moderator of Meet the Press, David P. Gelles is executive producer of Meet the Press, and Melissa Frankel is executive producer of Meet the Press NOW.
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