Only Sunday Show to Deliver More Than Three Million Total Viewers
Beats ABC and CBS by Double-Digits Across the Board
Wins Key Demo for 23rd Straight Week, Longest Winning Streak in Nearly Seven Years
JUNE 5, 2018 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show this past Sunday, June 3, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Sunday’s broadcast featured an interview with Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s lawyer, and an exclusive interview with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who responded to the White House administration’s newly imposed tariffs: “The idea that we are somehow a national security threat to the United States is quite frankly insulting and unacceptable.”
MTP was the only Sunday show to deliver more than three million total viewers, beating both ABC’s “This Week” and CBS’ “Face the Nation” by double-digits. 3.012 million total viewers tuned into MTP: +15 percent (+383,000) more than ABC and +10 percent (+274,000) more than CBS. This marks MTP’s fifth straight win over ABC in total viewers. Compared to last year, MTP improved its advantage over the competition by triple-digits, widening its leads over ABC by +126 percent (+214,000) and CBS by +234 percent (+192,000).
MTP also won in the demo most valued by news advertisers for its 23rd straight broadcast, again beating both ABC and CBS by double-digits. 807,000 A25-54 demo viewers tuned into the Sunday program: +22 percent (+144,000) more than ABC and +44 percent (+247,000) more than CBS. This marks MTP’s longest demo winning streak in nearly seven years (since 9/18/2011). Compared to last year, MTP improved its lead over ABC by +98 percent (+71,000).
For the month of May, MTP was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board. Season-to-date, MTP continues as the #1 most-watched Sunday show across the board. This is the first time the show is #1 across the board at this point in the season in six years (since 2011-2012).
MTP continues to dominate the influential Washington market, outperforming its competition combined across the board this past Sunday. The broadcast has won every Sunday with total viewers for more than three straight years (since March 22, 2015).
An additional 868,000 total viewers and 220,000 A25-54 viewers watched the Sunday program through rebroadcasts on NBC and MSNBC.
Tune in to MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. for more, and follow the broadcast on Facebook and on Twitter for the latest.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 50 | 3,012 | 807 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR | CBS | 30 | 2,738 | 560 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2,242 | 467 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 47 | 2,629 | 663 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,195 | 361 |
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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.
