MEET THE PRESS is Sunday's Most-Watched Public Affairs Hour, 7/21
By: Tyler Peterson Jul. 25, 2013
"Meet the Press" was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs hour on July 21, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast drew 2.455 million viewers, topping The Face the Nation hour by +465,000, This Week by +225,000, and Fox News Sunday by +1,386,000.MTP delivered an additional 1,170,000 total viewers and 514,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts - 402,000 total viewers and 132,000 A25-54 viewers on the network and 768,000 total viewers and 382,000 A25-54 viewers on MSNBC.In Washington, DC, MTP averaged 95,000 total viewers (3.3/9 HH), +280% ahead of This Week's 25,000 viewers (1.1/3), +296% ahead of FOX News Sunday's 24,000 (0.9/3), +352% more than The Face the Nation hour's 21,000 (1.0/3).Highlights:
· MTP averaged 2.455 million total viewers, +10% (+225,000) more than This Week's 2.230 million, +23% (+465,000) more than The Face The Nation hour's 1.990 million, and +130% (+1,386,000) ahead of FOX News Sunday's 1.069 million.
· Compared to its 3Q'13 average, MTP was up in total viewers (+1%, or +16,000).
· In homes, MTP delivered a 1.8 rating and 5 share, ahead of This Week 's 1.6/5, The Face the Nation hour's 1.4/4, and FOX News Sunday's 0.8/2.
· In rating A25-54, MTP delivered a 0.6 rating, +1 tenth ahead of This Week's 0.5, +2 tenths ahead of The Face The Nation hour's 0.4, and +3 tenths more than FOX News Sunday's 0.3.
· MTP averaged 680,000 A25-54 viewers, +44,000 more than This Week's 636,000, +198,000 more than The Face The Nation hour's 482,000, and +272,000 more than FOX News Sunday's 408,000.
Sunday's edition of "Meet the Press" featured a discussion on race relations in America featuring President of the National Urban League Marc Morial, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), PBS Host Tavis Smiley, Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree and MSNBC Political Analyst Michael Steele; an interview with Michigan's Republican Governor Rick Snyder; and a roundtable with Marc Morial, former Michigan Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm, the New York Times' David Brooks, and NBC News' Chuck Todd.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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