Beats Competition by Double-Digits in Key Demo

Improves Total Viewer Advantage over CBS by 30 Percent Week Over Week

Delivers Best Streak in Total Viewers since April of This Year

DECEMBER 19, 2017 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the most-watched public affairs program this past Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research data, winning its third straight week at #1 across the board.

Sunday’s broadcast featured an exclusive interview with Marc Short, White House legislative affairs director as well as exclusive interviews with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Short addressed speculation about President Donald Trump firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller, telling Todd: “There’s no conversation about that whatsoever in the White House.”

3.525 million total viewers tuned into MTP: +16 percent (+475,000) more than ABC’s “This Week” and three percent (+107,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation,” which only rates for 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. This marks MTP’s best streak in total viewers since April of this year (April 2, April 9 and April 23). Week-over-week, MTP improved its advantage over CBS by +30 percent (+107,000 vs. +83,000). Compared to the same Sunday last year, MTP’s advantage over ABC improved by +66 percent (+475,000 vs. +287,000 prior year).

967,000 A25-54 viewers tuned into Sunday’s program. MTP beat ABC by +12 percent (+107,000) and CBS by +22 percent (+175,000), improving its advantage over CBS by +13 percent (+175,000 vs. +155,000) week over week.

An additional 1.010 million total viewers and 278,000 A25-54 viewers tuned into MTP through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.

Season-to-date, MTP continues as the #1 most-watched Sunday show in the demo most valued by news advertisers, topping ABC and CBS by double-digits. The broadcast has now won every Sunday in the influential market of Washington, D.C. since March 22, 2015.

Tune in this Sunday, and watch MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. for more. Follow the show on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.

NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, DEC. 17, 2017

Show Name	Net	Duration (minutes)	Total Viewers	A25-54 Viewers
MEET THE PRESS	NBC	50	3525	967
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR	CBS	30	3418	792
FACE THE NATION HOUR	CBS	60	2762	627
THIS WEEK	ABC	40	3050	860
FOX NEWS SUNDAY	FOX	60	1453	458

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For more information, contact:

Olivia Petersen
NBC News
o: (202) 885-4159
e: olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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NBC NEWS’ “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 across the board for the 2016-2017 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 “1947: The Meet the Press Podcast”. It’s the longest-running show in television history, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with the launch of its first-ever film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute this November. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of “Meet the Press“; John Reiss is the executive producer.

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