Feb. 21, 2024 — Meet the Press with Kristen Welker was the #1 Sunday public affairs show this past Sunday, Feb. 19, according to data from Nielsen Media Research.
MTP has outperformed ABC’s This Week in total viewers for six consecutive weeks and reversed its total viewer gap vs. ABC compared to the prior year.
#1 in Total Viewers This Past Sunday
MTP ranked #1 in total viewers on Sunday, averaging 2.650 million viewers and leading ABC by +63,000 (+2%). This is the sixth consecutive week in which MTP has outperformed ABC in total viewers. CBS’s Face the Nation was unrated.
MTP increased its total viewer audience vs. the prior week.
Sunday’s broadcast featured exclusive interviews with Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and a “Meet the Moment” interview with Patti Davis, the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Reaches Over 2 Million Views on Digital
MTP saw two million video views across platforms last week, with viewers consuming over 200,000 hours of MTP content.
On YouTube, this past Sunday’s full broadcast reached an additional 206,000 viewers.
#1 in the D.C. Market for 8+ Years
MTP ranked #1 in the A25-54 demo and total viewers in the nation’s capital this past Sunday, continuing an 8-year streak in which it has not lost a Sunday in total viewers.
Tune into Meet the Press NOW weekdays at 4:00 p.m. on NBC News NOW for more from moderator Kristen Welker, follow the brand on Facebook and Twitter, and visit the Meet the Press Blog or subscribe to First Read for the latest from the MTP team and the NBC News Political Unit.
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NATIONAL AVERAGES – SUNDAY, FEB. 19, 2024
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 50 | 2,650 | 386 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 47 | 2,586 | 491 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1,040 | 213 |
* CBS’s Face the Nation was retitled this past Sunday.
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For more information, contact:
Alex Butcher-Nesbitt
NBC News
e: Alex.Butcher-Nesbitt@nbcuni.com
