{"id":2382,"date":"2018-05-01T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2018-05-01T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T16:51:08","slug":"meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-wins-april-across-the-board-1-for-fifth-straight-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/05\/01\/meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-wins-april-across-the-board-1-for-fifth-straight-month\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d WINS APRIL ACROSS THE BOARD, #1 FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Beats Competition by Double-Digits Across the Board for April<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Only Sunday Show to Deliver More Than Three Million Total Viewers This Past Sunday, Winning Across the Board\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MAY 1, 2018 \u2013 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board for the month of April, according to Nielsen Media Research data, marking its fifth straight month at #1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">3.374 million total viewers tuned into MTP in April, as the show beat both ABC and CBS by double-digits: +11 percent (+330,000) more than ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d and +11 percent (+344,000) more than CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation,\u201d which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. April marks the eleventh straight month MTP has beaten ABC and the fifth straight month MTP has beaten CBS in total viewers. Compared to last year, MTP improved its advantage over CBS by +471,000 \u2013 its biggest April advantage over CBS in seven years (since April 2011).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MTP continues to dominate the demo most valued by news advertisers, winning its seventh consecutive month among A24-54 viewers. 909,000 key demo viewers tuned in in April, as MTP outperformed its competition by double-digits: +11 percent (+91,000) more than ABC and +36 percent (+242,000) more than CBS. April is the seventh straight month MTP has beaten ABC and the 27th straight month MTP has beaten CBS in the key demo. Compared to last year, MTP improved its advantage over CBS by +13 percent (+33,000), posting its biggest April advantage over CBS in ten years (since April 2008). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MTP was also the most-watched Sunday show across the board this past Sunday, April 29, beating its competition by double-digits across the board and marking its second straight week at #1. Sunday\u2019s show featured exclusive interviews with former FBI Director James Comey and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">As the only Sunday show to deliver more than three million total viewers, 3.216 million total viewers tuned in on Sunday: +21 percent (+566,000) more than ABC and +11 percent (+324,000) more than CBS. This marks MTP\u2019s fifth straight win over CBS. Compared to last year, MTP improved its lead over ABC by +103,000) and over CBS by +982,000 total viewers. Compared to last week, MTP improved its lead over ABC by +63 percent (+220,000).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MTP was also the most-watched broadcast in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its 20th straight broadcast, topping both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 853,000 A25-54 viewers tuned in: +12 percent (+92,000) more than ABC and +30 percent (+196,000) more than CBS. Compared to last year, MTP nearly tripled its key demo advantage over CBS (+120,000).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board, delivering its largest advantages over ABC and CBS in total viewers in six years (since 2011-2012). This marks the second straight year MTP is #1 across the board at this point in the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers for three straight years (since March 22, 2015).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">An additional 979,000 total viewers and 233,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Tune into MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMTP Daily\u201d weekdays at 5 p.m. for more, and follow the show <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/spqspavz\/www.facebook.com\/MeetThePress\">on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/spqspavz\/www.twitter.com\/meetthepress\">on Twitter<\/a> for the latest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">For more information, contact:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Olivia Petersen<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">NBC News<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">o: (202) 885-4159<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">e: <a href=\"mailto:olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com\">olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">__<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/spqspavz\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\">Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/a>\u201d\u00a0is where newsmakers come to make news \u2014 setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the country. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show across the board for the 2016-2017 season, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. \u201cMeet the Press\u201d brings its authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/spqspavz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/lsfjqmpz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/flwkertw\/www.msnbc.com\/mtp-daily\">\u201cMTP Daily\u201d<\/a>\u00a0weekdays at 5 p.m. ET and to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/spqspavz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/lsfjqmpz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/flwkertw\/apple.co\/2jzvrmX\">\u201c1947: The Meet the Press Podcast\u201d<\/a>. It\u2019s the longest-running show in television history, having celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2017 with the launch of its first-ever film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute this November. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of \u201cMeet the Press<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">&#8220;<\/span><\/em>; John Reiss is the executive producer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beats Competition by Double-Digits Across the Board for April Only Sunday Show to Deliver More Than Three Million Total Viewers This Past Sunday, Winning Across the Board\u00a0 MAY 1, 2018 \u2013 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board for the month of April, according to Nielsen [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/05\/01\/meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-wins-april-across-the-board-1-for-fifth-straight-month\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d WINS APRIL ACROSS THE BOARD, #1 FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-2382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meet-the-press","tag-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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