{"id":1348,"date":"2016-05-12T11:39:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T15:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2016-05-12T11:39:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T15:39:26","slug":"meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-is-1-most-watched-sunday-show-across-the-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/05\/12\/meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-is-1-most-watched-sunday-show-across-the-board\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d IS #1 MOST-WATCHED SUNDAY SHOW ACROSS-THE-BOARD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dominates Key Demo as #1 for 10th Straight Week with Double-Digit Advantages over Competition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gains Week-over-Week; Posts Double-Digit Gains Year-over-Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

MAY 12, 2016 \u2013 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across-the-board on Sunday, May 8, delivering 3.678 million total viewers.<\/p>\n

MTP was #1 among total viewers, topping CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation\u201d \u2013 which only rates for the first half-hour of its hour-long program \u2013 by +194,000 viewers and ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d \u2013 which rated for just 41 minutes of its hour-long show \u2013 by +157,000.<\/p>\n

In the key demo, MTP continued to dominate as #1 for the tenth straight week with 1.101 million viewers aged 25-54. The network broadcast posted double-digit wins over the competition in the demo: +19 percent more than CBS\u2019 half-hour and +14 percent more than ABC.<\/p>\n

Week-over-week, MTP gained in both total viewers (+four percent) and the key demo (+five percent). MTP also posted double-digit gains year-over-year: +39 percent in total viewers and +18 percent in demo.<\/p>\n

MTP also continued to lead in the influential Washington D.C. market, holding triple-digit advantages over competition and ranking #1 as the most-watched Sunday show in the market for more than a year (since March 22, 2015).<\/p>\n

Please note:<\/em> MTP is pre-empted this coming Sunday, May 15 for Barclays Premier League Soccer and will return on Sunday, May 22.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL AVERAGES \u2013 SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Show Name<\/strong><\/td>\nNet<\/strong><\/td>\nDuration (minutes)<\/strong><\/td>\nTotal Viewers<\/strong><\/td>\nA25-54<\/strong>
\nViewers<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/td>\nNBC<\/strong><\/td>\n46<\/strong><\/td>\n3678<\/strong><\/td>\n1101<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n3484<\/td>\n925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td>\nCBS<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n2907<\/td>\n736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THIS WEEK<\/td>\nABC<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n3521<\/td>\n966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td>\nFOX<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n1452<\/td>\n419<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES \u2013 SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nTotal Viewers<\/strong><\/td>\nAdults 25-54<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stn<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nProgram<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nTV(000)<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nMTP ADV<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nTV(000)<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nMTP ADV<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WRC<\/strong><\/td>\nMEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/td>\n99<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n37<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WUSA<\/td>\nFACE THE NATION LEGACY<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n102%<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n311%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WUSA<\/td>\nFACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n136%<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n517%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WJLA<\/td>\nTHIS WEEK ABC<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n168%<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/td>\n185%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WTTG<\/td>\nFOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n111%<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n131%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

For more information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olivia Petersen
\nNBC News
\no: (202) 885-4159
\nc: (804) 938-3810
\ne: olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

NBC NEWS’ “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMeet the Press\u201d<\/a> is where newsmakers come to make news \u2014 setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. \u201cMeet the Press\u201d reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, Flipboard, and social media platforms.\u00a0 Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.<\/p>\n

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