Nearly 75 percent fewer Americans watched President Joe Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday compared to former President Trump’s first address in 2017.
About 11.6 million viewers watched Wednesday night, according to Nielsen’s initial ratings data
The numbers include viewership from Walt Disney Co.’s ABC, Comcast Corp’s NBC, ViacomCBS Inc’s CBS, and Fox. The numbers do not include cable news networks, such as Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.
In contrast, the lowest rating President Trump’s scored for a congressional speech was 37.2 million in 2020.
Throughout Trump’s presidency, he received the following numbers:
2017: 48 million
2018: 46 million
2019: 46.8 million
2020: 37.2 million
Nearly 75 percent fewer Americans watched President Joe Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday compared to former President Trump’s first address in 2017.
About 11.6 million viewers watched Wednesday night, according to Nielsen’s initial ratings data
The numbers include viewership from Walt Disney Co.’s ABC, Comcast Corp’s NBC, ViacomCBS Inc’s CBS, and Fox. The numbers do not include cable news networks, such as Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.
In contrast, the lowest rating President Trump’s scored for a congressional speech was 37.2 million in 2020.
Throughout Trump’s presidency, he received the following numbers:
2017: 48 million
2018: 46 million
2019: 46.8 million
2020: 37.2 million
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