Tops ABC in Key Demo by Double Digits, Marking Sixteenth Telecast Win

New “Meet the Press” this Labor Day Sunday; Tune in to MSNBC’s “MTP Daily with Chuck Todd” at 5 p.m. weekdays

AUGUST 30, 2016 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” returned to screens this past Sunday, Aug. 28 as the most-watched Sunday show across the board, delivering 3.122 million total viewers and 977,000 viewers in the key demo.

This was the network program’s first regularly-scheduled telecast for four weeks (since July 24) due to several programming changes in markets and 2016 Rio Olympics coverage.

MTP beat ABC’s “This Week” by five percent in total viewers (+160,000) and by 23 percent in the key A24-54 demo (+181,000).

Despite almost a month of interrupted programming, the broadcast continued its dominance in the demo with a 21 percent gain (+167,000) compared to the same time last year.

An additional 877,000 viewers and 214,000 key demo viewers watched MTP with rebroadcasts on MSNBC.

Please note: CBS’ “Face the Nation,” which rates for only 30 minutes of its hour-long program, was retitled this past Sunday.

Watch this past Sunday’s show, and follow “Meet the Press” on Twitter and on Facebook for the latest.

Tune in to MSNBC weekdays at 5 p.m. ET for “MTP Daily” and this coming Sunday, Sept. 4 for a brand-new “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd.”

NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016

Show Name	Net	Duration (minutes)	Total Viewers	A25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS	NBC	47	3122	977
THIS WEEK	ABC	42	2962	796
FOX NEWS SUNDAY	FOX	60	1293	401

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016

		Total Viewers		Adults 25-54
Stn	Program	TV(000)	MTP ADV	TV(000)	MTP ADV
WRC	MEET THE PRESS	92	—	29	—
WJLA	THIS WEEK ABC	32	188%	12	142%
WTTG	FOX NEWS SUNDAY	41	124%	18	61%

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