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Trump reaches 36.6 million television viewers for first address to Congress in second term
Channel 3000 News/AP ^ | March 6, 2025 | AP Bitter LOSERS

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.


TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: neilsen; speech; trump

1 posted on 03/06/2025 8:38:50 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Lakeside Granny; Jane Long

*FYI PING*


2 posted on 03/06/2025 8:39:28 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I’m guessing that number doesn’t include streaming.


3 posted on 03/06/2025 8:45:31 AM PST by Westbrook (democRATs are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

How many millions were watching streams? We were.

We NEVER watch network TV. Ever.


4 posted on 03/06/2025 8:46:42 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats don't care how corrupt government is, as long as they get a cut of the loot.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

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.


5 posted on 03/06/2025 8:48:08 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (SCOTUS stuck it to Americans again. Africa and other failed communist dumps are our responsibility.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Hah——just last week, 18 million were said to have
watched the Oscars telecast.......the lowest number ever.


6 posted on 03/06/2025 8:48:18 AM PST by Liz
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To: Westbrook

I watched online.


7 posted on 03/06/2025 8:49:46 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

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


8 posted on 03/06/2025 8:53:22 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; E. Pluribus Unum

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.


9 posted on 03/06/2025 9:04:47 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Liz

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.


10 posted on 03/06/2025 9:07:51 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Nice move.


11 posted on 03/06/2025 9:08:53 AM PST by Liz
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The “Pocahontas” reference was epic.


12 posted on 03/06/2025 9:08:53 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Westbrook

Most likely not. I watched it on YouTube two days after.


13 posted on 03/06/2025 9:10:10 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: martin_fierro
You bet....And they're brass!!

I hope they put it on her tombstone.

14 posted on 03/06/2025 9:12:35 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Certain Dems didn’t tune in. Should be illegal.


15 posted on 03/06/2025 9:13:53 AM PST by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

16 posted on 03/06/2025 9:33:58 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: FreedomPoster

Watched it on RSBN.


17 posted on 03/06/2025 10:04:17 AM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: ripnbang

👍


18 posted on 03/06/2025 10:14:19 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

RSBN here.


19 posted on 03/06/2025 4:32:57 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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