MEET THE PRESS is #1 Most-Watch Sunday Show Across-the-Broad
By: Caryn Robbins May. 12, 2016
MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD" (MTP) was the #1 most-watched Sunday show across-the-board on Sunday, May 8, delivering 3.678 million total viewers.
MTP was #1 among total viewers, topping CBS' "Face the Nation" - which only rates for the first half-hour of its hour-long program - by +194,000 viewers and ABC's "This Week" - which rated for just 41 minutes of its hour-long show - by +157,000. In the key demo, MTP continued to dominate as #1 for the tenth straight week with 1.101 million viewers aged 25-54. The network broadcast posted double-digit wins over the competition in the demo: +19 percent more than CBS' half-hour and +14 percent more than ABC. Week-over-week, MTP gained in both total viewers (+four percent) and the key demo (+five percent). MTP also posted double-digit gains year-over-year: +39 percent in total viewers and +18 percent in demo. MTP also continued to lead in the influential Washington D.C. market, holding triple-digit advantages over competition and ranking #1 as the most-watched Sunday show in the market for more than a year (since March 22, 2015).Videos