NBC's MEET THE PRESS Draws Nearly 3.7 Million Viewers, 5/12

"Meet the Press" was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs hour on May 12, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast drew 2.580 million viewers, topping This Week by +282,000, The Face the Nation hour by +328,000, and Fox News Sunday by +1,313,000.

MTP delivered an additional 1,075,000 total viewers and 432,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts - 415,000 total viewers and 196,000 viewers A25-54 on the network, and 660,000 total viewers and 236,000 viewers A25-54 on MSNBC.

In Washington, DC, MTP averaged 63,000 total viewers (2.1/7 HH), +152% more than The Face the Nation hour's 25,000 (1.1/4), +186% ahead of This Week's 22,000 (1.3/4), and +232% ahead of FOX News Sunday's 19,000 viewers (0.7/2).

Highlights:
MTP averaged 2.580 million total viewers, +12% (+282,000) more than This Week's 2.298 million, +15% (+328,000) more than The Face The Nation hour's 2.252 million, and +104% (+1,313,000) ahead of FOX News Sunday's 1.267 million.
In homes, MTP delivered a 1.9 rating and 6 share, ahead of This Week 's 1.7/5, The Face the Nation hour's 1.6/5, and FOX News Sunday's 0.9/3.
In rating A25-54, MTP delivered a 0.6 rating, tied with This Week, +1 tenth ahead of The Face The Nation hour, and +2 tenths more than FOX News Sunday.
MTP averaged 657,000 A25-54 viewers, +8,000 more than The Face The Nation hour's 649,000, and +219,000 more than FOX News Sunday's 438,000.

Sunday's edition of "Meet the Press" featured exclusive interviews with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), an interview with Ambassador Thomas Pickering, and a roundtable discussion with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) who is a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan; New York Times columnist David Brooks; the BBC's Katty Kay; and Afghanistan veteran and author Wes Moore.

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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