President Donald Trump‘s first address to Congress of his term drew an audience larger than three of those by his predecessor, Joe Biden, but also smaller than any from Trump’s first term.
According to Nielsen, 36.63 million people watched the 100-minute speech across 15 networks. That’s about 14 percent more viewers than Biden’s final State of the Union last year (32.23 million viewers) on 14 cable and broadcast outlets.
The numbers fell short, however, of any address from Trump’s first term. His four addresses to a joint session of Congress averaged abour 44.3 million viewers, with a low of 37.17 million in 2020. (The first speech to Congress of an incoming president’s term is not technically a State of the Union address.)
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Source: Hollywoodreporter
