Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013
- An estimated 24.6 million television viewers watched President Donald Trump's second inauguration, the smallest audience for the quadrennial ceremony since Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013.
- Viewership was down from Joe Biden's 2021 inauguration, which reached 33.8 million, and Trump's first move into the White House, seen by 30.6 million in 2017.
- Fox News Channel had 10.3 million viewers between 11:30 a.m. And 1 p.m., when Trump was sworn in and gave his inaugural speech.
- Inauguration viewership has varied widely over the past half-century, from a high of 41.8 million when Ronald Reagan came into office in 1981 to a low of 15.5 million for the start of George W. Bush's second term in 2004.
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Donald Trump's inauguration drew smallest TV audience since 2013
An estimated 24.6 million television viewers watched US President Donald Trump's second inauguration, the smallest audience for the quadrennial ceremony since Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013.The Nielsen Company said on Tuesday that viewership was down from Joe Biden's 2021 inauguration, which reached 33.8 million, and Trump's first move into the White House, seen by 30.6 million in 2017.Inauguration viewership has varied widely over t…
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Inauguration TV audience estimated 24.6M for Trump’s second time
(The Center Square) – Nearly the same number of viewers tuned in for Republican President Donald Trump’s swearing in ceremony Monday as watched when then-President Joe Biden told the nation he had given up his bid for reelection.
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