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MEET THE PRESS Dominates Key Demo for 11th Straight Broadcast

By: May. 26, 2016
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"MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD" was the most-watched Sunday public affairs program in the key demo this past Sunday, May 22, delivering 1.002 million viewers. This marks MTP's 11th consecutive broadcast win among A25-54 viewers. Notably, MTP has now delivered more than one million viewers in the key demo for the 15th time year-to-date: five more than CBS' "Face the Nation" and nine more than ABC's "This Week."

MTP also delivered 3.475 million total viewers, leading ABC by double-digits (+15 percent). Just one-and-a-half percent of viewers separated MTP from CBS' half-hour as the most-watched Sunday show, despite MTP rating for 16 minutes more.

Season-to-date, MTP has now narrowed the total viewer gap with CBS by 76 percent year-over-year and continues to post the largest audience growth of all Sunday public affairs programs: +27 percent in total viewers and +26 percent in A25-54 viewers.

MTP also continues to dominate the influential Washington, D.C. market as the most-watched Sunday program for more than a year (since 3/22/2015).

With rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC, MTP was watched by an additional 1.167 million total viewers and 368,000 A25-54 viewers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to NBC Sports programming, "Meet the Press with Chuck Todd" will air at different times this Sunday than its regularly scheduled times in many markets. Revised broadcast times for this coming Sunday to be announced soon. The show may be pre-empted in some markets but will be available On Demand with video available online at MeetThePressNBC.com.



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