{"id":846,"date":"2015-07-02T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2015-07-02T13:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T17:44:08","slug":"meet-the-press-delivers-biggest-audience-in-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2015\/07\/02\/meet-the-press-delivers-biggest-audience-in-three-months\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMEET THE PRESS\u201d DELIVERS BIGGEST AUDIENCE IN THREE MONTHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Widest Win Over \u201cThis Week\u201d and Closest Gap with \u201cFace the Nation\u201d Half-Hour Since March<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Posts Double-Digit Gains in Both Total Viewers &amp; Demo in Q2 Year-Over-Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Best Q2 Demo Delivery in 3 Years; Best in Q2 Total Viewers in 2 Years<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Narrows Total Viewer Gap by 71% in Q2 with ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>JULY 2, 2015 \u2013 NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d (MTP) delivered record-high second quarter numbers, averaging its biggest total viewer audience in two years (2.602 million) and best A25-54 viewers in three years (808,000).\u00a0MTP also narrowed the total viewer gap with ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d by 71% year-to-year this quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The June 28th edition of MTP delivered the NBC program&#8217;s largest audience since March 22 of this year and posted strong momentum week-to-week and year-over-year, according to Nielsen Media Research Live+Same Day data.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s MTP beat ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d by +143,000 total viewers, the widest gap in three months (since 3\/29\/15). The ABC broadcast was rated for just 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to CBS&#8217;s &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; which continues to claim ratings based on a 30-minute average, &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221;\u00a0posted the biggest demo win since January 2013 (+225,000 viewers) and cut the total viewer gap to just 90,000, the narrowest in three months (since 3\/22\/15). \u00a0Compared to the full FTN hour, MTP led by +512,000 total viewers and +364,000 viewers A25-54.<\/p>\n<p>MTP posted double-digit gains week-over-week in both total viewers (+16%) and the A25-54 news demo (+11%) and continues to deliver year-over-year audience gains, both +13% in total viewers and +3% viewers A25-54. \u00a0Compared to 2Q15-to-date levels, Sunday&#8217;s MTP was +12% ahead in total viewers, and up +5% in the demo.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing its dominance as #1 in the influential Washington, D.C. market, MTP outperformed the competition combined in the A25-54 demo, winning all ten Sundays it has aired this quarter in total viewers.<\/p>\n<p>MTP drew an additional 1.058 million total viewers and 442,000 A25-54 demo viewers with rebroadcasts on the network and MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q215 HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Year over year, MTP saw a +10% gain in 2ndquarter among P2+ and was +17% up in A25-54 viewers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MTP had the best 2Q demo delivery in 3 years (best in 2 years for P2+).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Compared to ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week,\u201d the total viewer gap narrowed by 71% year-to-year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Duration: MTP aired 48 minutes longer than \u201cThis Week\u201d with 442 total minutes in 2Q15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On a weekly basis, \u201cThis Week\u201d averages about 36 minutes each episode, while MTP averages about 44 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2Q15 PERFORMANCES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"675\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Show Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOTAL VIEWERS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>P25-54 VIEWERS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>442<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2602<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>808<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FACE THE NATION HALF HOUR<\/td>\n<td>360<\/td>\n<td>3197<\/td>\n<td>808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td>\n<td>360<\/td>\n<td>2577<\/td>\n<td>649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>THIS WEEK<\/td>\n<td>394<\/td>\n<td>2671<\/td>\n<td>872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td>\n<td>780<\/td>\n<td>1234<\/td>\n<td>367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>NATIONAL AVERAGES \u2013 JUNE 28, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"661\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Show Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Net<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dur \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOTAL VIEWERS\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>P25-54<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>RATINGS \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>P25-54<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>VIEWERS\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NBC \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>48<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2869<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0.71<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>847<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FACE THE NATION HALF HOUR<\/td>\n<td>CBS<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>2959<\/td>\n<td>0.52<\/td>\n<td>622<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td>\n<td>CBS<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>2357<\/td>\n<td>0.40<\/td>\n<td>483<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>THIS WEEK<\/td>\n<td>ABC<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>2726<\/td>\n<td>0.79<\/td>\n<td>946<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td>\n<td>FOX<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>1163<\/td>\n<td>0.30<\/td>\n<td>360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. 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