Americans Didn’t Tune In for State of the Union Address
Tuesday’s State of the Union address sure has gotten attention for the ways in which some Republican members reacted to President Joe Biden’s lies, but among the chatter, it’s worth wondering if people actually tuned in for the address?
Not really, it turns out, given that just 27.3 million people watched, according to data from Nielsen across 16 networks. That’s a decline of 29 percent, as is mentioned in Deadline’s headline. The Hill mentioned in their headline that the ratings took “a nosedive.”
Those ratings look even worse when compared to previous years, and the lack of viewers in the demographics that Biden needs support from. As Deadline mentioned:
That figure is the lowest audience for a SOTU in at least 30 years, according to Nielsen records. Biden’s 2021 speech to a joint session of Congress drew 26.9 million, but that event, coming just a couple months into his presidency, was not an official State of the Union speech.
The Nielsen figures were measurements of 16 TV networks. Last year, 38.2 million watched across 16 networks.
Nielsen: State of Union TV Ratings
President Trump:
2017 — 48 Million
2018 — 45.6 Million
2019 — 46.8 Million
2020 — 37.2 MillionPresident Biden:
2022 – 38 Million
2023 – 27.3 Million (the lowest audience in 30 years according to Nielsen)https://t.co/HAEvTPQzcd pic.twitter.com/uVOKDVp3R0— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) February 9, 2023
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