Dominates Key Demo as #1 for 10th Straight Week with Double-Digit Advantages over Competition
Gains Week-over-Week; Posts Double-Digit Gains Year-over-Year
MAY 12, 2016 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across-the-board on Sunday, May 8, delivering 3.678 million total viewers.
MTP was #1 among total viewers, topping CBS’ “Face the Nation” – which only rates for the first half-hour of its hour-long program – by +194,000 viewers and ABC’s “This Week” – which rated for just 41 minutes of its hour-long show – by +157,000.
In the key demo, MTP continued to dominate as #1 for the tenth straight week with 1.101 million viewers aged 25-54. The network broadcast posted double-digit wins over the competition in the demo: +19 percent more than CBS’ half-hour and +14 percent more than ABC.
Week-over-week, MTP gained in both total viewers (+four percent) and the key demo (+five percent). MTP also posted double-digit gains year-over-year: +39 percent in total viewers and +18 percent in demo.
MTP also continued to lead in the influential Washington D.C. market, holding triple-digit advantages over competition and ranking #1 as the most-watched Sunday show in the market for more than a year (since March 22, 2015).
Please note: MTP is pre-empted this coming Sunday, May 15 for Barclays Premier League Soccer and will return on Sunday, May 22.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 46 | 3678 | 1101 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3484 | 925 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2907 | 736 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 41 | 3521 | 966 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1452 | 419 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016
| Total Viewers | Adults 25-54 | ||||
| Stn | Program | TV(000) | MTP ADV | TV(000) | MTP ADV |
| WRC | MEET THE PRESS | 99 | — | 37 | — |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION LEGACY | 49 | 102% | 9 | 311% |
| WUSA | FACE THE NATION HOUR | 42 | 136% | 6 | 517% |
| WJLA | THIS WEEK ABC | 37 | 168% | 13 | 185% |
| WTTG | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 47 | 111% | 16 | 131% |
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