The numbers for March 24 are in, and Meet the Press with Chuck Todd was the No. 1 Sunday public affairs show among adults 25-54 for the 60th consecutive broadcast, and No. 1 among total viewers for the 7th consecutive broadcast.
Nice little run the show has going.
Per Nielsen data, MTP averaged +26 percent more adults 25-54 (+189,000) than ABC, and +25 percent more (+181,000) than CBS. This streak is longer than any other achieved in the Sunday Public Affairs category in the history of modern Nielsen ratings (since 1987). The NBC Sunday show averaged +23 percent more total viewers (+656,000) than ABC and +15 percent more total viewers (+465,000) than CBS.
On the downside, the March 24 broadcast of Meet the Press was -4 percent in total viewers and -10 percent in A25-54 demo viewers compared to the same Sunday in 2018.
CBS’ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan finished No. 2 across the board among the Sunday shows. However, the broadcast was down double digits in both of the key categories vs. last year, -12 percent in total viewers and -15 percent among adults 25-54.
ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos was -5 percent among total viewers and -7 percent among A25-54 viewers vs. last year.
Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace was the only show to post year-over-year growth among total viewers (+5 percent). However, the program was -4 percent vs. last year among adults 25-54.
Due to Fox News’ coverage of the attorney general’s summary of the Mueller report, there were no replays of this week’s broadcast of FNS.
The numbers for March 24:
| Network | Program | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | Meet the Press | 3,527,000 | 913,000 |
| CBS | Face the Nation (1/2 hr) | 3,062,000 | 731,000 |
| ABC | This Week | 2,870,000 | 724,000 |
| FOX | Fox News Sunday | 1,305,000 | 352,000 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI (Total Viewers and Adults 25-54); Live + SD for 3/24/19, 3/17/19 and 3/25/18 or as dated. Season to date: Most Current: 2018 -2019 Season (9/24/18 – 3/24/19) and 2017-2018 Season (9/25/17 – 3/25/18). Averages based on regular telecasts.