{"id":9100,"date":"2026-11-11T20:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=9100"},"modified":"2026-11-11T20:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:24:34","slug":"meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-the-1-sunday-show-among-total-viewers-following-midterm-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/11\/11\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-the-1-sunday-show-among-total-viewers-following-midterm-election\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER IS THE #1 SUNDAY SHOW AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS FOLLOWING MIDTERM ELECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Post-Election Broadcast Draws Largest Audience Since Welker\u2019s June Interview with President Trump<\/em><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 11, 2026 \u2013 <em>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker<\/em> is the <strong>#1<\/strong> Sunday public affairs show among total viewers this past Sunday, November 8, according to Nielsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged <strong>2.744 million total viewers, leading ABC by +100,000<\/strong> (+4%) and <strong>CBS by +175,000<\/strong> (+7%). The post-election broadcast garnered <em>Meet the Press\u2019<\/em> largest audience since Welker\u2019s June interview with President Trump. <em>Meet the Press<\/em> is the only Sunday public affairs show to increase viewership compared to the prior week and the prior year. <em>Meet the Press<\/em> has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> averaged <strong>419,000 A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +66,000<\/strong> (+19%). Compared to last week, <em>Meet the Press<\/em> improved its A25-54 lead vs. CBS by 47% (+66,000 vs. +45,000 prior week).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em> was the #1 Sunday public affairs show for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/09\/23\/meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker-is-1-in-key-demo-for-the-second-consecutive-season\/\/\">2025-2026 season<\/a> and 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\/\">2024-2025 broadcast season<\/a>.<\/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\/shapiro-says-congress-must-tackle-affordability-accountability-can-t-be-either-or-full-interview-273077317653\">Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/byron-donalds-says-gop-needs-to-take-responsibility-for-the-economy-to-regain-trust-full-interview-273093701984\">Gov.-Elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)<\/a> as well as interviews with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/adam-hamilton-says-blue-wave-will-be-one-and-done-if-dems-don-t-help-people-full-interview-273092165901\">Sen.-Elect Adam Hamilton (D-Kan.)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/bernie-sanders-says-americans-demand-real-change-not-tinkering-around-the-edges-full-interview-273094213532\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)<\/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 NOVEMBER 8, 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>47<\/td><td>2,744<\/td><td>419<\/td><td>288<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FACE THE NATION HOUR<\/td><td>CBS<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>2,569<\/td><td>353<\/td><td>296<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>THIS WEEK&nbsp;<\/td><td>ABC<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>2,644<\/td><td>434<\/td><td>322<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FOX NEWS SUNDAY<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>921<\/td><td>170<\/td><td>127<\/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>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>Post-Election Broadcast Draws Largest Audience Since Welker\u2019s June Interview with President Trump November 11, 2026 \u2013 Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the #1 Sunday public affairs show among total viewers this past Sunday, November 8, according to Nielsen. 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