{"id":8880,"date":"2026-08-19T19:23:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:23:31","slug":"meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-the-1-sunday-show-across-the-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/19\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-the-1-sunday-show-across-the-board\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER IS THE #1 SUNDAY SHOW ACROSS THE BOARD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>#1 Sunday Show in Total Viewers and Both Key Demos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>#1 in Key A24-54 Demo Season-to-Date<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 19, 2026 \u2013 <em>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker <\/em>is the<strong> #1 <\/strong>Sunday public affairs show across the board, winning among total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49 demo viewers this past Sunday, August 16, according to Nielsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged <strong>391,000 A25-54 viewers, leading ABC by +54,000 (+16%)<\/strong>, marking its fourth consecutive week at #1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, <em>Meet the Press <\/em>averaged <strong>255,000 A18-49 viewers, leading ABC by +13,000 (+5%)<\/strong> and marking the third consecutive week at #1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press <\/em>also<strong> averaged 2.427 million total viewers <\/strong>this Sunday, <strong>leading ABC by +28,000 (+1%)<\/strong>. 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 an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/ag-todd-blanche-says-of-course-he-ll-listen-to-trump-s-opinion-on-prosecutions-full-interview-268372037901\">Attorney General Todd Blanche<\/a> and exclusive interviews with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/hakeem-jeffries-says-i-don-t-support-the-democratic-socialists-of-america-agenda-full-interview-268371525583\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/ro-khanna-calls-for-medicare-for-all-vote-despite-hakeem-jeffries-not-supporting-it-full-interview-268372549752\">Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)<\/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 AUGUST 16, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note: Face The Nation was retitled.<\/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>50<\/td><td>2,427<\/td><td>391<\/td><td>255<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>2,578<\/td><td>324<\/td><td>239<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>2,271<\/td><td>285<\/td><td>206<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>THIS WEEK&nbsp;<\/td><td>ABC<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>2,399<\/td><td>338<\/td><td>242<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>883<\/td><td>172<\/td><td>123<\/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. 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:&nbsp;<\/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\">Catherine.Morris@nbcuni.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#1 Sunday Show in Total Viewers and Both Key Demos #1 in Key A24-54 Demo Season-to-Date August 19, 2026 \u2013 Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the #1 Sunday public affairs show across the board, winning among total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49 demo viewers this past Sunday, August 16, according to Nielsen. 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