THIS WEEK Beats ”Meet the Press” for the 3rd Straight Week

On August 11, 2013, ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" drew 2.517 million Total Viewers to rank as the No. 1 public affairs program on Sunday for the first time this season, according to Nielsen Media Research. "This Week" beat NBC's "Meet the Press" (+293,000) for the 3rd straight week, the ABC program's longest Total Viewer run over "Meet the Press" in more than 15 years - since 2/1 - 2/15/98. "Meet the Press" posted its smallest Total Viewer audience in more than 21 years - since 7/5/92, regular telecasts.

In addition, "This Week" outdrew CBS' "Face the Nation" by its largest Total Viewer margin (+124,000) in 10 months - since 10/7/12.

In Adults 25-54, "This Week" also beat NBC's "Meet the Press" for the 3rd week in a row (+89,000), its longest consecutive demo win over the NBC program in nearly 18 years - since 9/24 - 10/8/95, regular telecasts. Additionally, "This Week" scored its largest Adults 25-54 margin in nearly 6 months (since 2/24/13), as "Meet the Press" delivered its smallest news demo performance in more than 21 years - since before the 1991-92 season, regular telecasts; Nielsen's electronic database started on September of 1991.

Season to date, "This Week" is up in Total Viewers (+8%) versus its year-ago season averages, delivering its most-watched season in 4 years - since the 2008-09 season.

Sunday, August 11, 2013 TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54 (000)/Rtg
ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,517,000 649,000/0.5
NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 2,224,000 560,000/0.5
CBS "FACE THE NATION" 2,393,000 727,000/0.6
CBS "FACE THE NATION-2" 1,402,000 453,000/0.4
FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 943,000 300,000/0.3

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI (Total Viewers and Adults 25-54); Live+SD for 8/11/13, 8/4/13 & 8/12/12 or as dated. Most Current - 2012-2013 Season (9/24/12 - 8/11/13) and 2011-2012 Season (9/19/11 - 8/5/12).

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