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Note: MTP is Preempted the Next Two Sundays Due to 2016 Rio Olympics Coverage\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

AUG. 9, 2016 \u2013 A special edition of NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d (MTP) was the most-watched public affairs program across the board this past Sunday despite rescheduled programming and broadcasting in just 86 percent of the country due to coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

The network broadcast delivered 3.3 million total viewers and 1.163 million viewers in the key A25-54 demo. An additional 262,000 total viewers and 63,000 key demo viewers watched \u201cMeet the Press\u201d with a rebroadcast on MSNBC.<\/p>\n

MTP was not rated this Sunday, having been pre-empted by 21 stations, including Detroit, Tampa, Cincinnati and New Orleans, and having aired at different times than its regularly scheduled programming in several major markets, including Washington, D.C., Boston and New York. The network broadcast was also moved to digital subchannels or other stations in Atlanta, Indianapolis and Denver.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d is pre-empted nationally for the next two Sundays due to coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games; tune in to MSNBC weekdays at 5 p.m. ET for \u201cMTP Daily,\u201d and sign up for the \u201cFirst Read\u201d newsletter<\/a> for the latest from Chuck Todd.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL AVERAGES \u2013 SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Show Name<\/td>\nNet<\/td>\nDuration (minutes)<\/td>\nStn Cvg<\/td>\nTotal Viewers<\/td>\nA25-54
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MEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/td>\nNBC<\/strong><\/td>\n49<\/strong><\/td>\n86<\/strong><\/td>\n3300<\/strong><\/td>\n1163<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THIS WEEK<\/td>\nABC<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n3098<\/td>\n882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td>\nFOX<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n1472<\/td>\n407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation\u201d was also retitled and not rated this past Sunday.<\/p>\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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