{"id":8665,"date":"2026-05-20T17:32:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8665"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:51:51","slug":"meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-1-among-younger-viewers-for-yet-another-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/05\/20\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-1-among-younger-viewers-for-yet-another-week\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER IS #1 AMONG YOUNGER VIEWERS FOR YET ANOTHER WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#<strong><em>1 Among Both A25-54 and A18-49 Demo Viewers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ranks #1 in the Key A25-54 Demo Season-to-Date<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 20, 2026 \u2014 <em>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker <\/em>was ranked the<strong> #1 <\/strong>Sunday public affairs show for both A25-54 and A18-49 demo viewers this past Sunday, May 17, according to Nielsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Sunday, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged<strong> 405,000 key A25-54 demo viewers<\/strong>, leading<strong> ABC by +67,000 (+20%) and CBS by +81,000 (+25%)<\/strong>. In addition, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged <strong>279,000 A18-49 demo viewers<\/strong>, leading <strong>ABC by +39,000 (+16%) and CBS by +55,000 (+25%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> increased viewership in both A25-54 and A18-49 demos vs. prior week more than ABC, CBS and FOX combined. This marks <em>Meet the Press\u2019 <\/em>largest A18-49 demo win vs. ABC since January. <em>Meet the Press<\/em> has outperformed ABC in the key A25-54 demo for seven of the last eight weeks and CBS\u2014which continues to rate for just 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast\u2014in three of the last four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged <strong>2.247 million<\/strong> <strong>total viewers<\/strong> this past Sunday. For the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2025\/09\/23\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welkeris-1-in-key-demo-for-2024-25-broadcast-season\/\">2024-25 broadcast season<\/a><em>, Meet the Press <\/em>was the #1 Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers and ranks #1 season-to-date for the 2025-26 season. <em>Meet the Press<\/em> has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday\u2019s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/lindsey-graham-says-the-u-s-has-hit-a-wall-on-iran-negotiations-full-interview-263477317698\">Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/chris-van-hollen-says-he-opposes-democrats-disarming-on-redistricting-full-interview-263478853584\">Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/james-comey-urges-todd-blanche-to-bone-up-on-legal-rules-amid-indictment-full-interview-263478853669\">former FBI Director James Comey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NATIONAL AVERAGES \u2013 MAY 17, 2026<\/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><td><strong>A18-49 Viewers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/td><td>NBC<\/td><td>49<\/td><td>2,247<\/td><td>405<\/td><td>279<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>2,515<\/td><td>324<\/td><td>224<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>2,219<\/td><td>299<\/td><td>202<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>THIS WEEK&nbsp;<\/td><td>ABC<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>2,484<\/td><td>338<\/td><td>240<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>886<\/td><td>173<\/td><td>104<\/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>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker<\/em><\/a> is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week\u2019s headlines. 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