{"id":2497,"date":"2018-07-24T11:40:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T15:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2018-07-24T11:40:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T15:40:58","slug":"if-its-july-sweeps-its-meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/07\/24\/if-its-july-sweeps-its-meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd\/","title":{"rendered":"IF IT\u2019S JULY SWEEPS, IT\u2019S \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Posts Best Sweeps Streak with Total Viewers in More Than Six Years<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Delivers Best July Advantages with Total Viewers Over Both ABC and CBS in Seven Years<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Wins 11th Straight Sweeps in Key Demo, Marking Best Streak in More Than Nine Years<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">JULY 24, 2018 \u2013 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d (MTP) is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board for the July Sweeps period, winning its third straight sweeps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">An average of 2.874 million total viewers tuned into the broadcast during the sweeps period, +284,000 (+11 percent) more than ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d and +127,000 (five percent) more than CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation.\u201d In total viewers, this is the third consecutive sweeps in which MTP has beat CBS and the 11thstraight sweeps in which the broadcast has beat ABC \u2013 its best streak in more than six years (since February 2012). Since May Sweeps this year, MTP has increased its lead over CBS by +40 percent (+36,000). Compared to last year, MTP has grown its lead over ABC by +122 percent (+156,000) and its margin over CBS by +174,000 \u2013 its best July advantages over both networks in seven years (since 2011).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">An average of 746,000 A25-54 demo viewers \u2013 the audience most valued by news advertisers \u2013 tuned into MTP during July Sweeps: +104,000 (+16 percent) more than ABC and +176,000 (+31 percent) more than CBS. This marks the 11thstraight sweep in which MTP is #1 in the key demo, its best streak in more than nine years (since May 2009). Compared to May Sweeps of this year, MTP\u2019s advantages over the competition only grew: +30 percent (+24,000) over ABC and +18 percent (27,000) over CBS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Season to date, MTP continues as the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board for the second straight year. With total viewers, MTP beats ABC by +481,000 (+16 percent) and CBS by +116,000 (four percent) \u2013 its best lead over ABC in six years (since 2011-2012) and over CBS in seven years (since 2010-2011). The broadcast leads the competition in the key demo by double-digits: +153,000 (+19 percent) more than ABC and +220,000 (+30 percent) more than CBS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">This past Sunday, MTP was pre-empted for coverage of the British Open. The broadcast is back this Sunday, July 29.<\/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\/bsreszebc\/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\/bsreszebc\/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\/bsreszebc\/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, expanding its brand to include a political documentary film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute. 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>Posts Best Sweeps Streak with Total Viewers in More Than Six Years Delivers Best July Advantages with Total Viewers Over Both ABC and CBS in Seven Years Wins 11th Straight Sweeps in Key Demo, Marking Best Streak in More Than Nine Years JULY 24, 2018 \u2013 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d (MTP) is the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/07\/24\/if-its-july-sweeps-its-meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from IF IT\u2019S JULY SWEEPS, IT\u2019S \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d<\/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-2497","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 v28.3 - 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