MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD won the 2017 February Sweep, finishing #1 across the board in every key demographic. This is the first February Sweep across-the-board win for the network broadcast in three years (since February 2014). MTP also delivered its biggest February Sweep audiences in nine years (since February 2008).
For the February Sweep period, an average of 4.048 million total viewers tuned into MTP, beating CBS' "Face the Nation" by nine percent (+326,000) and ABC's "This Week" by +22 percent (+721,000). In the key demo, an average of 1.230 million A25-54 viewers tuned into MTP: +41 percent (+360,000) more than CBS and +36 percent (+326,000) more than ABC. Viewers continue to turn to MTP for news on Sunday. Compared to the 2016 February Sweep, MTP was the only Sunday show to grow in any demographic with gains of five percent in total viewers and eight percent in the key demo. Both CBS and ABC were down across the board year-over-year. MTP continued to be the sole Sunday show to grow in any demographic when compared to the last sweep period (November 2016): seven percent in total audience and four percent in the key demo. February marks the 13th consecutive month that MTP has finished #1 in the demo most coveted by news advertisers. This month, MTP had its biggest advantage over ABC (+36 percent) in the key demo in four years (since January 2013) and its biggest total viewer win over CBS (nine percent) in five years (since January 2012).Videos