Ranks #1 in the Key A25-54 Demo Season-to-Date
December 31, 2024 — Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the #1 Sunday public affairs show among key A25-54 demo viewers in Q4, according to Nielsen. Meet the Press outperformed CBS for the second consecutive quarter and has outperformed ABC for five of the last six quarters.
Meet the Press averaged 477,000 key A25-54 demo viewers, leading ABC by +70,000 (+17%) and CBS by +40,000 (+9%). Versus Q4 2023, Meet the Press was the only program up, with +16,000 (+4%).
The Welker-led program ranks #1 for the current broadcast season among key A25-54 demo viewers. Meet the Press is the only program up versus the same point last season.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – 4TH QUARTER 2024
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 592 | 2,362 | 477 |
| FACE THE NATION | CBS | 390 | 2,675 | 437 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 600 | 2,434 | 407 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 780 | 1,046 | 243 |
Meet the Press also ranks as the #1 Sunday public affairs show in the key A25-54 demo for the month of December. Meet the Press increased its viewership across-the-board versus the prior month, posting its largest key demo and total viewer audiences in five months.
Averaging 496,000 key A25-54 demo viewers, Meet the Press led ABC by +108,000 (+28%) and CBS by +103,000 (+26%). Versus the prior month and prior year, Meet the Press was the only program up. Among A25-54 viewers, Meet the Press has beaten ABC for the fourth consecutive month and has beaten CBS for the first time in three months.
Meet the Press has never lost a month in the Washington, D.C. market among total viewers.
NATIONAL AVERAGES – DECEMBER 2024
| Show Name | Net | Duration (minutes) | Total Viewers | A25-54 Viewers |
| MEET THE PRESS | NBC | 144 | 2,511 | 496 |
| FACE THE NATION | CBS | 150 | 2,590 | 392 |
| THIS WEEK | ABC | 204 | 2,367 | 388 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX | 240 | 1,044 | 232 |
Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week’s headlines. Moderated by Kristen Welker, the veteran NBC News chief White House correspondent and the first journalist of color to moderate a Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press has set the political agenda and highlighted the everyday impact of Washington decision-making on viewers all over the country for more than 75 years. It reaches millions of viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press also brings its signature analysis and newsmaker interviews to streaming audiences with Meet the Press NOW at 4 p.m. on weekdays on NBC News NOW. Kristen Welker is the 13th moderator of Meet the Press, Carrie Budoff Brown is NBC News senior vice president for politics, and David Gelles is executive producer. Melissa Frankel is executive producer of Meet the Press NOW.
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Claudia Meyer-Samargia
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