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Trump's 107-minute State of the Union drew 32.6 million viewers, down 4 million from last year amid declining approval and public dissatisfaction with key issues.
- Nielsen reported that on Feb. 24, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union to a joint session of Congress, drawing 32.6 million viewers on 15 networks.
- A comparison with last year shows preliminary Nielsen figures indicate the address drew fewer viewers than last year’s presidential address to Congress, which attracted 36.63 million, due to waning novelty and polarization, reporters and analysts say.
- Older viewers dominated the audience, with persons 55 and older totaling about 23.6 million, while Fox News led networks with 9.1 million, ABC had 5.1 million, and MS Now drew 2.4 million versus CNN's 2.2 million.
- The short-term fallout is the audience was smaller than any of Mr Trump’s first five addresses and far below his 2017 peak of 47.7 million, with the Nielsen final ratings release scheduled Thursday afternoon.
- Longer-Term viewing trends show a decline, with presidential audiences decreasing amid Mr Trump's at least 243 executive orders and about 540,000 deportations in the past year.
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Figures released Thursday by Nielsen Media Research revealed that 32.6 million people followed President Donald Trump's annual State of the Union speech on television.Read more
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Trump’s State of the Union address seen by 32.6 million people, down 4 million from 2025 speech
An estimated 32.6 million people watched President Donald Trump's State of the Union address this week, down four million from his speech to Congress last year and the smallest audience
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