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In addition to Nielsen-tracked viewers, <strong>more than 23 million <\/strong>have already viewed clips of the interview on NBC News digital platforms, including <strong>nearly 18 million on NBC News\u2019 TikTok account.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Meet the Press<\/em><strong> averaged 3.095 million total viewers <\/strong>this Sunday, outperforming ABC by +544,000 (+21%) and CBS by +761,000 (+33%). <em>Meet the Press<\/em> posted the biggest audience growth vs. both the prior week and the same Sunday last year. This is <em>Meet the Press<\/em>\u2019 first #1 finish and widest advantage over ABC in over a year and biggest win over CBS \u2014which continues to rate for just 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast\u2014 since 2018. Sunday\u2019s total audience on <em>Meet the Press<\/em> was a 19-week high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Meet the Press<\/em><strong> averaged 489,000 A25-54 viewers,<\/strong> topping ABC by +120,000 (+33%) and CBS by +197,000 (+67%). 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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. 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