Even the 31 million number is not really accurate. Cause with the ratings services, one barfing and throwing up in the bathroom, is still counted as a viewer.
The only reason I viewed even moments of the SOTU address, was a quick channel change from watching “The Bourne Legacy” on FX, and if I saw the Current Occupant was still speaking, I quickly returned to previous channel.
“The Bourne Legacy” was ever so much more relevant and interesting. I saw how a motorcycle could be ridden up stairs with two aboard, and how to ditch the bad guy in a fruit market.