NBC's MEET THE PRESS is No. 1 Across-the-Board as Primaries Heat Up
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 10, 2016
MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD was the most-watched Sunday show in total viewers and all key demos on Sunday, March 6 -- the Sunday following Super Tuesday and Saturday presidential primary contests.
The NBC broadcast averaged over 4 million total viewers, marking its largest audience in more than a month (since 1/24/16) and topping "Face the Nation" by over 300,000 viewers despite rating a full 15 minutes longer than the CBS program. MTP has now beat ABC's "This Week" among total viewers for 10 consecutive weeks. In the key A25-54 demo, MTP averaged nearly 1.2 million viewers -- marking its best demo delivery in four weeks, ninth win over ABC in 10 weeks, and third straight win over CBS. MTP continues to grow by double digits year-to-year, posting a +47% gain among total viewers (+1.284) and +57% gain in the demo (+425,000) versus the same Sunday in 2015. MTP is the dominant leader in the influential Washington, DC market, topping the competition combined in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo. Meet the Press has ranked #1 in total viewers every Sunday in Washington since 3/22/2015.MARCH 6, 2016 -- NATIONAL AVERAGES
| Show Name | Net | Dur | Total Viewers | A25-54 Rtg | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 45 | 4044 | 0.98 | 1165 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF | CBS | 30 | 3726 | 0.82 | 974 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 60 | 2950 | 0.64 | 763 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 37 | 3327 | 0.79 | 944 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 60 | 1891 | 0.48 | 566 |
MARCH 6, 2016 -- WASHINGTON, DC AVERAGES
| Show Name | Net | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 128 | 34 |
| FACE THE NATION HALF | CBS | 48 | 10 |
| FACE THE NATION HOUR | CBS | 41 | 9 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 34 | 6 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 50 | 16 |
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