Posted on 03/06/2025 8:38:50 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump reached an estimated 36.6 million television viewers for his address to Congress on Tuesday night, the Nielsen company said.
That beat the 32.2 million people who watched former President Joe Biden's final State of the Union address last year, but was smaller than any of Trump's audiences for the annual address during his first term, Nielsen said.
Trump's first speech to Congress as president, in 2017, was seen by 47.7 million people. Television viewing in general has decreased since then. Nielsen measured viewing on 15 different television networks, including those whose feed was carried on streaming services.
Fox News Channel, the most popular network for Trump fans, dominated viewing, reaching 10.7 million people. ABC had 6.3 million, CBS had 4 million, NBC had 3.9 million, Fox broadcast had 2.7 million and both CNN and MSNBC had 1.9 million, Nielsen said.
Nielsen said 71% of Trump's television viewers were 55 and older.
*FYI PING*
I’m guessing that number doesn’t include streaming.
How many millions were watching streams? We were.
We NEVER watch network TV. Ever.
Sounds to me like 300 million couldn’t care less about what happens to those “brave” probationary far-left, civil service new hires slipped in by Joe Pedo and Kamala after the election to disrupt and spy on the Trump Administration.
Hah——just last week, 18 million were said to have
watched the Oscars telecast.......the lowest number ever.
I watched online.
To counter that they released a ridiculous choose your fighter ad. I am waiting for the clever people of Twitter to do a comparison vid
Go view this and ask yourself how they could have possibly decided this was a good idea. Clark is hilariously bad. Chu made me laugh out loud
How many of us watched on streaming services that Nielsen does not tally?
I know I encouraged folks here to watch it via RSBN streaming, and used their app on an AppleTV STB to watch it myself.
E. Pluribus Unum, had that tapped out then saw yours. Worth a repost on the topic.
The last two movies we saw in a theater were Reagan and Am I A Woman? Not Oscars fare for sure, and which we did not watch. And I can’t remember the last time I was in a theater before those. Might have been before Covid.
Nice move.
The “Pocahontas” reference was epic.
Most likely not. I watched it on YouTube two days after.
I hope they put it on her tombstone.
Certain Dems didn’t tune in. Should be illegal.
Watched it on RSBN.
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RSBN here.
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