NBC's MEET THE PRESS Delivers Biggest Audience in Over Two Months

By: Jul. 03, 2014
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The Sunday, June 29 edition of "Meet the Press with David Gregory" drew the NBC broadcast's biggest total viewer and A25-54 viewer audiences in over two months, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

The NBC program was the only public affairs broadcast to post week-to-week growth, up +9% in total viewers and +17% in rating A25-54 compared to the previous week.

In the final week of 2Q'14, MTP was also the only broadcast to outperform its quarter average in total viewers (+9%), W/A18-49 (+50%/+25%), and rating W/A25-54 (+60%/+17%).

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 HIGHLIGHTS:

MTP averaged 2.549 million total viewers, marking the highest total viewer audience since 4/6/2014.

MTP averaged a 0.7 A25-54 rating, tying This Week's for #1, and topping the Face The Nation hour by +3 tenths and Fox News Sunday by +5 tenths.

MTP averaged 822,000 viewers A25-54, marking its highest delivery since 3/30/14 and topping the Face The Nation hour by +388,000 and Fox News Sunday by +532,000.

MTP also beat the Face The Nation half hour average by +1 tenth and +163,000 viewers in the key demo.

In total viewers, MTP led the Face The Nation hour by +28% (+560,000) and Fox News Sunday by +171% (+1,523,000).

Year-over-year, MTP was up +3% in total viewers and by at least double-digit percentages across all 18-49 and 25-54 demo ratings.

MTP drew an additional 1,111,000 total viewers and 430,000 viewers A25-54 with rebroadcasts.

2Q'14 HIGHLIGHTS:

MTP averaged 2.354 million total viewers and 686,000 viewers A25-54.

In total viewers, MTP led the Face The Nation hour by +4% (+100,000) and Fox News Sunday by +105% (+1,208,000).

MTP averaged a 0.6 rating A25-54, beating the Face The Nation hour by +1 tenth and Fox News Sunday +3 tenths.

Among A25-54 viewers, topped the Face The Nation hour by +16% (+93,000) and Fox News Sunday by +94% (+333,000).



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