An estimated 27.3 million people watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on television, the second smallest audience for the annual event in at least 30 years, the Nielsen company said on Wednesday.
Advertisement
The only smaller audience since 1993 was the 26.9 million who watched Biden’s address to Congress in 2021 — not officially a State of the Union speech, since he had just taken office a few months earlier. That speech was delivered on the unusually late date of April 28. Nielsen did not have figures available from before President Bill Clinton’s first address to Congress, which reached 66.9 million people in 1993, when entertainment options were fewer.Nearly three-quarters of the people who watched Biden’s speech were 55 and older, Nielsen said. Only 5% were young adults under age 35.Biden’s largest audience came on Fox News Channel, where the speech was seen by 4.69 million people, Nielsen said. ABC had 4.41 million viewers for Biden, NBC had 3.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Watch live: President Joe Biden's State of the Union addressPresident Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday, three months after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives. It may mark the unofficial start of the 2024 presidential campaign season.
Read more »
US State of the Union 2023: President Joe Biden speech live stream – February 8Joe Biden, President of the United States (US), is scheduled to address a Joint Session of Congress at the Capitol at 02:00 GMT. His comments on infla
Read more »
Here’s the full transcript of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union AddressWASHINGTON — Here’s the full transcript released by the White House of the State of the Union Address as prepared for delivery. Note that there will be places...
Read more »
PolitiFact: Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s State of the Union addressBiden’s warnings about what some Republicans in Congress want to do on Medicare and Social Security led U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to shout, 'Liar!'...
Read more »
WATCH LIVE: President Biden’s State of the Union addressPresident Joe Biden is set Tuesday night to deliver his second State of the Union address.
Read more »
State of the Union live updates: Latest on Biden's speechPresident Joe Biden is giving his State of the Union address in the House chamber.
Read more »