{"id":8304,"date":"2025-09-23T20:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8304"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:57:45","slug":"meet-the-press-with-kristen-welkeris-1-in-key-demo-for-2024-25-broadcast-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2025\/09\/23\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welkeris-1-in-key-demo-for-2024-25-broadcast-season\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER\u2019 IS #1 IN KEY DEMO FOR 2024-25 BROADCAST SEASON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Kristen Welker Propels \u201cMeet the Press\u201d from #3 to #1 In Key Demo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 23, 2025 \u2014 <em>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker <\/em>was the <strong>#1<\/strong> Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers for the 2024-25 broadcast season according to Nielsen. In just two seasons as moderator, Welker has taken the show <strong>from #3 to #1<\/strong> <strong>in the key A25-54 demo<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged <strong>447,000 key A25-54 demo viewers<\/strong>, leading ABC by +52,000 (+13%) and CBS by +7,000 (+2%). <em>Meet the Press <\/em>delivered the largest year-over-year growth in A25-54 viewers among all Sunday public affairs programs, and posted its widest lead over ABC in four years and over CBS in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers. Beyond broadcast, <em>Meet the Press\u2019 <\/em>digital audience grew throughout the season, reaching millions of viewers on NBC News\u2019 YouTube and TikTok accounts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This broadcast season featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-interview-meet-press-kristen-welker-election-president-rcna182857\">two sitdown interviews<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/read-full-transcript-president-donald-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/read-full-transcript-president-donald-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514\">President Trump<\/a><\/a>, in-depth conversations with Republican and Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate, and world leaders including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/zelenskyy-warns-of-high-risk-putin-will-invade-nato-countries-full-interview-232118341582\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welker also showcased her signature \u201cMeet the Moment\u201d conversations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/how-mel-robbins-used-the-5-second-rule-to-lift-herself-from-rock-bottom-248024133988\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/how-mel-robbins-used-the-5-second-rule-to-lift-herself-from-rock-bottom-248024133988\">Mel Robbins<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/olivia-munn-on-surviving-breast-cancer-and-helping-save-other-women-s-lives-full-interview-241134662001\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/olivia-munn-on-surviving-breast-cancer-and-helping-save-other-women-s-lives-full-interview-241134662001\">Olivia Munn<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/amanda-gorman-says-a-ban-on-her-poetry-felt-like-a-gut-punch-full-interview-231480901805\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/amanda-gorman-says-a-ban-on-her-poetry-felt-like-a-gut-punch-full-interview-231480901805\">Amanda Gorman<\/a><\/a>, and more, and led two impactful broadcast specials: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/may-25-lost-lonely-america-s-mental-health-crisis-240279621876\">\u201cLost &amp; Lonely: America\u2019s Mental Health Crisis\u201d<\/a> and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/sens-warnock-and-lankford-tell-families-to-do-hard-work-bridge-political-divides-full-interview-227691077708\">Finding Common Ground: A Bipartisan Conversation with Sens. Raphael Warnock and James Lankford.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"># # #&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NATIONAL AVERAGES \u2013 2024-2025 BROADCAST SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Show Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Network<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Duration (minutes)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Viewers<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>A25-54 Viewers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/td><td>NBC<\/td><td>1,916<\/td><td>2,348<\/td><td>447<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION (30 MINUTES)<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>1,410<\/td><td>2,759<\/td><td>440<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>THIS WEEK<\/td><td>ABC<\/td><td>2,308<\/td><td>2,416<\/td><td>395<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><td>2,820<\/td><td>1,008<\/td><td>227<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\"><em>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/a> is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week\u2019s headlines. Moderated by Kristen Welker, the veteran NBC News chief White House correspondent and the first journalist of color to moderate a Sunday public affairs program, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> has set the political agenda and highlighted the everyday impact of Washington decision-making on viewers all over the country for more than 75 years. It reaches millions of viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. <em>Meet the Press<\/em> also brings its signature analysis and newsmaker interviews to streaming audiences with <em>Meet the Press NOW<\/em> at 4 p.m. on weekdays on NBC News NOW. Kristen Welker is the 13th moderator of <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, David P. Gelles is executive producer of <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, and Melissa Frankel is executive producer of <em>Meet the Press NOW.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Emma Dulaney&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:Emma.Dulaney@nbcuni.com\">Emma.Dulaney@nbcuni.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Catherine Morris<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:Catherine.Morris@nbcuni.com\">Catherine.Morris@nbcuni.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristen Welker Propels \u201cMeet the Press\u201d from #3 to #1 In Key Demo September 23, 2025 \u2014 Meet the Press with Kristen Welker was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers for the 2024-25 broadcast season according to Nielsen. 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