MTP Delivers Biggest Total Viewer Win over CBS’s “Face the Nation” Half-Hour Since August 2012
MTP Tops ABC’s “This Week” in Total Viewers for 4th Consecutive Week
In Demo, MTP Marks 10th Consecutive Win over “Face the Nation” Half-Hour
AUGUST 20, 2015 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was #1 across the board on August 16, delivering its biggest total viewer audience since February 9, 2014 and biggest A25-54 demo audience since March 1 of this year. The program featured a Sunday exclusive interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and an interview with Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
MTP averaged 3.612 million total viewers, +739,000 more than ABC’s “This Week”, +775,000 more than CBS’s “Face the Nation” half-hour, and +1.197 million more than CBS’s “Face the Nation” hour. This marks MTP’s biggest total viewer win over the CBS half-hour since August 12, 2012 and best over ABC since February 22, 2015.
With 1.005 million viewers in the A25-54 demo, MTP topped ABC’s “This Week” by +232,000 viewers, CBS’s “Face the Nation” half-hour by +205,000 viewers, and CBS’s “Face the Nation” full-hour by +323,000 viewers. This marks MTP’s biggest demo win over the CBS half-hour since June 28, 2015, and best over ABC since June 22, 2014.
MTP’s momentum scored double-digit gains across all key categories year-over-year: +36% in total viewers, +37% in A25-54, and +40% in A18-49.
In the influential Washington, D.C. market, MTP continued its dominance with a three-digit advantage against the competition in total viewers.
MTP delivered an additional 1.016 million total viewers and 439,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – AUG. 16, 2015
| Show Name | Net | Dur | TOTAL VIEWERS | 25-54 VIEWERS |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 45 | 3612 | 1005 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 2837 | 800 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2415 | 682 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 33 | 2873 | 773 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1175 | 336 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – AUG. 16
| TOTAL VIEWERS | 25-54 VIEWERS | |||||
| Market | Stn | Program | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) | MTP ADV |
| WASHINGTON | WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 113 | — | 25 | — |
| WASHINGTON | WUSA | FACE THE NATION LEGACY | 35 | 323% | 10 | 150% |
| WASHINGTON | WUSA | FACE THE NATION HOUR | 29 | 390% | 9 | 178% |
| WASHINGTON | WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 21 | 538% | 2 | 1150% |
| WASHINGTON | WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 39 | 290% | 13 | 92% |
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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 executive producer.
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