‘This Week With George Stephanopoulos’ Leads in Total Viewers and Adults 25–54 To Start the 2022–23 Season, Taking the Top Spot in Total Viewers During Premiere Sunday for First Time in 20 Years

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” opened the 2022-2023 season ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.756 million) and Adults 25-54 (609) on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “This Week” took the spot in Total Viewers during premiere Sunday for the first time in 20 years — since the 2002-2003 season. In addition, “This Week” led in Adults 25-54 on its season premiere telecast for the 2nd year in a row and for the 4th time in the last 5 years.  

“This Week” outperformed NBC’s “Meet the Press” by its largest Adults 25-54 advantage (+90,000) during the opening Sunday of the season in 14 years — since the 2008-2009 season. In addition, “This Week” defeated CBS’ “Face the Nation” in the key Adult news demo on premiere Sunday for the 5th year in a row and by its largest lead (+222,000) in 26 years — since the 1996-1997 season.

“This Week” outdelivered NBC’s “Meet the Press” in Total Viewers (+349,000) for the 2nd year in a row with its largest premiere Sunday lead in 28 years — since the 1994-1995 season, based on regular telecasts. In addition, “This Week” beat “Face the Nation” in Total Viewers (+226,000) during premiere Sunday for the first time in 15 years — since the 2007-2008 season.

“This Week” turned in increases from the previous week in Total Viewers (+7% – 2.756 million vs. 2.569 million) and Adults 25-54 (+18% – 609,000 vs. 517,000). “This Week” drew its largest overall audience in 6 months and posted its best Adults 25-54 performance in over 4 months — since 3/27/22 and 5/8/22, respectively.

George Stephanopoulos is anchor, Martha Raddatz is chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor, and Jonathan Karl is chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of “This Week.” Dax Tejera is executive producer of the broadcast.

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI (Total Viewers and Adults 25-54); Live + SD for 9/25/22, 9/18/22 and 9/26/21 or as dated.  *Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing. Nielsen ratings for “This Week” include additional airings in select markets. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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