Best Across-the-Board Winning Streak in Almost a Year
Beats Competition in Key Demo for 13th Straight Broadcast
Continues as #1 Across the Board Season-to-Date, First Time in Seven Years
MARCH 6, 2018 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the most-watched Sunday show across the board this past Sunday, March 4, according to Nielsen Media Research data, marking its sixth straight week at #1 – its best streak in almost a year.
Sunday’s broadcast featured an interview with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on President Trump’s controversial tariff announcement as well as exclusive interviews with Denis McDonough, former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine).
3.410 million total viewers tuned into MTP: +18 percent (+514,000) more than ABC’s “This Week” and three percent (+112,000) more than CBS’ “Face the Nation,” which only rates for the first 30 minutes of its hour-long broadcast. This is MTP’s 47th straight win over ABC and sixth straight win over CBS in total viewers, and compared to last week, MTP improved its total viewer advantage over ABC by 15 percent.
MTP was also the most-watched broadcast in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its thirteenth straight broadcast, beating both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 956,000 demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +16 percent (+133,000) more than ABC and +34 percent (+243,000) more than CBS.
Season-to-date, MTP is the #1 most-watched Sunday show across-the-board for the first time in seven years (since 2010-2011) with its largest advantage over ABC in total viewers in six seasons.
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market, outperforming its competition across the board and winning every Sunday with total viewers for almost three straight years (since March 22, 2015).
An additional 1.487 million total viewers and 403,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.
Tune into MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. for more, and follow the show on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2018
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 49 | 3,410 | 956 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 3,298 | 713 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,638 | 575 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 36 | 2,896 | 823 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,442 | 417 |
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For more information contact:
Joya Manasseh
NBC News
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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, having celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2017 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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