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…
OUCH! Trump Gets Hit Where it Hurts: TV Ratings for His Inauguration Fall 27% Below Joe Biden's
Ever since the election last November, Donald Trump has been exaggerating - aka lying - about the scope of his victory. He repeatedly refers to it as a "landslide," despite the fact that his margin of victory over Vice President Kamala Harris was a...
Trump Gets Hit Where it Hurts: TV Ratings for His Inauguration Fall 27% Below Joe Biden’s
Ever since the election last November, Donald Trump has been exaggerating – aka lying – about the scope of his victory. He repeatedly refers to it as a “landslide,” despite the fact that his margin of victory over Vice President Kamala Harris was a mere 1.5%, one of the narrowest wins in modern times. Click here to Tweet this article This is typical of Trump’s acutely narcissistic psychosis that causes him to obsess over measurements of the size…
Don't tell Donald, but his inauguration viewership hit a record low, cementing one way he lost to Biden bigly
Donald Trump hates a lot of things. He hates immigrants, he hates being fact-checked, he hates being criticized, but more than anything, Donald Trump hates to lose. Which is why he’ll never admit it when it happens. Trump continues to uphold the lie that he won in 2020, despite numerous lawsuits and careful examinations that prove he did not. He continues to claim that he’s the most popular president of all time — a bombastic lie — and that all …
Donald Trump's Inauguration Draws 24.5 Million Viewers, Down From 2021 and 2017
The numbers are in and 24.589 million total viewers watched President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, per Nielsen Media Research. That viewership spanned 15 networks, and peaked at 34.4 million during the 12:15 p.m. ET quarter-hour when Trump took the oath of office. (All times Eastern.) Not surprisingly, Fox News led the way in viewership....
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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