{"id":8760,"date":"2026-07-01T20:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8760"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:03:28","slug":"meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-1-across-the-board-for-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/07\/01\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-1-across-the-board-for-june\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER IS #1 ACROSS THE BOARD FOR JUNE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>#1 Among Key A25-54 Demo in Q2 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>#1 in Total Viewers and Both Key Demos in June<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 1, 2026 \u2013 <em>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker <\/em>was ranked the<strong> #1 <\/strong>Sunday public affairs show across the board in June, winning among total viewers and both key A25-54 and A18-49 demo viewers, according to Nielsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the month\u2019s win, <em>Meet the Press <\/em>is ranked <strong>#1 <\/strong>in key A25-54 demo for Q2 2026. This quarter, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged <strong>388,000 A25-54 viewers, leading ABC by +43,000 (+13%) and CBS by +40,000 (+11%). <\/strong>This marks <em>Meet the Press\u2019 <\/em>eighth consecutive quarter winning the key demo, the show\u2019s best streak of #1 ranks since Q1 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged<strong> 2.859 million total viewers<\/strong>. Compared to last month, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> turned its total viewer gaps into leads vs. <strong>ABC (+301,000)<\/strong> and vs. <strong>CBS (+279,000<\/strong>). Additionally, compared to the prior year, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> turned its total viewer gaps into leads vs. <strong>ABC (+301,000)<\/strong> and <strong>vs. CBS (+279,000).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged<strong> 444,000 A25-54 demo viewers in June, leading ABC by +101,000 (+29%) and CBS by +141,000 (+46%)<\/strong>. Compared to last month, <em>Meet the Press <\/em>more than tripled its A25-54 lead vs.<strong> ABC (+101,000 vs. +30,000 prior month) <\/strong>and improved its A25-54 lead vs. <strong>CBS<\/strong>\u2014which continues to rate for just 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast\u2014<strong>by more than 7x (+141,000 vs. 18,000 prior month)<\/strong>. Compared to the previous year, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> improved its A25-54 lead vs. <strong>ABC by 2% (+101,000)<\/strong> and improved its A25-54 lead vs.<strong> CBS by 73% (+141,000). <\/strong><em>Meet the Press <\/em>has been #1 in the key A25-54 demo for 15 of the last 17 months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> also averaged <strong>280,000 A18-49 demo viewers in June, leading ABC by +27,000 (+11%) <\/strong>and<strong> CBS by +51,000 (+22%)<\/strong>. Compared to the previous month, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> improved its A18-49 lead vs. <strong>ABC by more than 5x (+27,000)<\/strong> and turned its A18-49 gap into a lead vs. <strong>CBS (+51,000)<\/strong>. Compared to the prior year, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> improved its A18-49 lead vs. <strong>ABC by 9% (+27,000 vs. +25,000 prior year) <\/strong>and<strong> <\/strong>vs.<strong> CBS by more than 5x (+51,000 vs. +9,000 prior year)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press <\/em>is the #1 ranked Sunday affairs program among the key demo season-to-date 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\/\">second consecutive season<\/a>. <em>Meet the Press<\/em> has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers. The show also reaches millions of Americans every month through digital platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June\u2019s broadcasts featured Kristen\u2019s exclusive interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/full-interview-trump-says-iran-is-not-an-endless-war-as-conflict-reaches-100-days-264700997826\">President Donald Trump<\/a> as well as interviews with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/hakeem-jeffries-says-dems-haven-t-ruled-anything-out-amid-trump-impeachment-calls-full-interview-265068101992\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/james-lankford-says-any-iran-deal-is-best-if-ratified-by-congress-full-interview-265067077800\">Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/raphael-warnock-says-maine-voters-will-decide-on-platner-but-character-matters-full-interview-265067077847\">Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/-i-don-t-even-think-it-s-disputable-losing-2020-was-the-best-outcome-for-trump-haberman-swan-265836613658\">Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NATIONAL AVERAGES \u2013 JUNE 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><strong>NBC<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>100<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2,859<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>444<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>280<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>2,581<\/td><td>303<\/td><td>228<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>THIS WEEK&nbsp;<\/td><td>ABC<\/td><td>215<\/td><td>2,559<\/td><td>343<\/td><td>252<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><td>240<\/td><td>905<\/td><td>188<\/td><td>118<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NATIONAL AVERAGES \u2013 Q2 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><strong>NBC<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>396<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2,422<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>388<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>250<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>270<\/td><td>2,725<\/td><td>348<\/td><td>264<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>THIS WEEK&nbsp;<\/td><td>ABC<\/td><td>625<\/td><td>2,632<\/td><td>345<\/td><td>252<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><td>660<\/td><td>926<\/td><td>177<\/td><td>114<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/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>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>&nbsp;<\/p>\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. 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#1 Among Key A25-54 Demo in Q2 2026 #1 in Total Viewers and Both Key Demos in June July 1, 2026 \u2013 Meet the Press with Kristen Welker was ranked the #1 Sunday public affairs show across the board in June, winning among total viewers and both key A25-54 and A18-49 demo viewers, according to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/07\/01\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-1-across-the-board-for-june\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER IS #1 ACROSS THE BOARD FOR JUNE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":8708,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[170,9,2],"tags":[34,110,31],"class_list":["post-8760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-meet-the-press","category-nbc-news","tag-featured","tag-meet-the-press","tag-ratings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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