{"id":489,"date":"2014-09-11T15:13:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T19:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2014-09-11T15:13:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T19:13:22","slug":"meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-debuts-at-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2014\/09\/11\/meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-debuts-at-1\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d Debuts At #1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chuck Todd\u2019s Debut as Moderator and Exclusive Interview with President Obama Draws MTP\u2019s Biggest Audience in Over Six Months<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 \u2013 Chuck Todd\u2019s debut as moderator of \u201cMeet the Press\u201d was the most-watched Sunday public affairs program in total viewers and the A25-54 and A18-49 demos according to Nielsen Media Research data.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, September 7, 2014, MTP averaged 2.991 million total viewers and a 0.7 A25-54 ranking, marking its best total viewer delivery since 3\/2\/2014 and best A25-54 viewer delivery since 6\/29\/14.<\/p>\n

MTP also delivered its biggest total viewer leads over both This Week and the Face the National half hour since 2\/16\/2014 (Sochi Olympics). Excluding the Olympics, this marked the NBC broadcast\u2019s biggest advantage over ABC since 4\/21\/2013 (end of Boston Marathon bombing manhunt) and biggest advantage over CBS since 9\/1\/2013.<\/p>\n

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