MEET THE PRESS is Sunday's Most-Watched Public Affairs Hour, 6/30
By: Tyler Peterson Jul. 05, 2013
"Meet the Press" was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs hour on June 30, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast drew 2.465 million viewers, topping This Week by +9,000, The Face the Nation hour by +433,000, and Fox News Sunday by +1,466,000.MTP delivered an additional 1,045,000 total viewers and 445,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts - 357,000 total viewers and 120,000 viewers A25-54 on the network, and 688,000 total viewers and 325,000 viewers A25-54 on MSNBC.In Washington, DC, MTP averaged 59,000 total viewers (2.1/7 HH), +48% more than The Face the Nation hour's 40,000 (1.4/4), +84% ahead of FOX News Sunday's 32,000 (1.4/4), and +211% ahead of This Week's 19,000 viewers (0.7/2).Highlights:
· MTP averaged 2.465 million total viewers, +9,000 more than This Week's 2.456 million, +433,000 (+21%) more than The Face The Nation hour's 2.032 million, and +1,466,000 (+147%) ahead of FOX News Sunday's 999,000.
· In homes, MTP delivered a 1.8 rating and 6 share, tied with This Week 's 1.8/6, The Face the Nation hour's 1.5/4, and FOX News Sunday's 0.8/3.Sunday's edition of "Meet the Press" featured an exclusive interview with Democratic House LEader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (R-CA), discussions with State Sen. Wendy Davis (D-TX), and Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), and a political roundtable with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow; chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Ralph Reed; author and professor at Georgetown University, Michael Eric Dyson; President of the Heritage Foundation, Fmr. Sen. Jim DeMint; and NBC's Pete Williams.
David Gregory is the moderator of "Meet the Press." Betsy Fischer Martin is the senior executive producer, Adam Verdugo is the senior producer, and Chris Donovan and Ilana Marcus Drimmer are producers.
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