MTP Draws Over 4 Million Viewers, Biggest Audience in More Than a Month

NBC Broadcast Tops ABC in Total Viewers for 10th Straight Week, Beats CBS Half-Hour by Over 300,000

MARCH 10, 2016 — “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” was the most-watched Sunday show in total viewers and all key demos on Sunday, March 6 — the Sunday following Super Tuesday and Saturday presidential primary contests.

The NBC broadcast averaged over 4 million total viewers, marking its largest audience in more than a month (since 1/24/16) and topping “Face the Nation” by over 300,000 viewers despite rating a full 15 minutes longer than the CBS program. MTP has now beat ABC’s “This Week” among total viewers for 10 consecutive weeks.

In the key A25-54 demo, MTP averaged nearly 1.2 million viewers — marking its best demo delivery in four weeks, ninth win over ABC in 10 weeks, and third straight win over CBS.

MTP continues to grow by double digits year-to-year, posting a +47% gain among total viewers (+1.284) and +57% gain in the demo (+425,000) versus the same Sunday in 2015.

MTP is the dominant leader in the influential Washington, DC market, topping the competition combined in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo. Meet the Press has ranked #1 in total viewers every Sunday in Washington since 3/22/2015.

Meet the Press drew an additional 1.260 million total viewers and 365,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and MSNBC.

 

 

MARCH 6, 2016 — NATIONAL AVERAGES

 

Show Name	Net	Dur	Total Viewers	P25-54 Rtg	P25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS	NBC	45	4044	0.98	1165
FACE THE NATION HALF	CBS	30	3726	0.82	974
FACE THE NATION HOUR	CBS	60	2950	0.64	763
THIS WEEK	ABC	37	3327	0.79	944
FOX NEWS SUNDAY	FOX	60	1891	0.48	566

 

MARCH 6, 2016 — WASHINGTON, DC AVERAGES

Show Name	Net	Total Viewers	P25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS	NBC	128	34
FACE THE NATION HALF	CBS	48	10
FACE THE NATION HOUR	CBS	41	9
THIS WEEK	ABC	34	6
FOX NEWS SUNDAY	FOX	50	16

 

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