#1 in Key Demo on Sunday; Tops Competition By Double Digits
Wins Every Sunday with Total Viewers in Washington in Over Five Years
June 9, 2020 – Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the key demo this past Sunday, June 7, according to Nielsen Media Research and remains #1 across the board season-to-date.
Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza, Sen. Cory Booker, Adm. James Stavridis and Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch.
MTP was #1 in the demo most valued by news advertisers, topping both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 691,000 A25-54 key demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +12 percent (+72,000) more than ABC’s This Week and +26 percent (+143,000) more than CBS’ Face the Nation. MTP averaged 3.124 million total viewers: nine percent (+271,000) more than ABC’s This Week.
An additional 211,000 total viewers and 57,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through a rebroadcast on NBC.
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, winning every Sunday with total viewers in over five years (since March 22, 2015).
Tune in to MSNBC’s MTP Daily weekdays at 5 p.m. for more from moderator Chuck Todd, and follow the broadcast on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 51 | 3,124 | 691 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,244 | 548 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 3,015 | 507 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 36 | 2,854 | 619 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,272 | 342 |
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MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD
Meet the Press with Chuck Todd is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the country. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show for the 2018-2019 season, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press brings its authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with MTP Daily weekdays at 5 p.m. ET and to The Chuck ToddCast. It’s the longest-running show in television history, recently expanding its brand to include a political short-documentary film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of Meet the Press; John Reiss is the executive producer.
