Here’s the FINAL Nielsen ratings on Trump’s address
to Congress last night
Mar.
1, 2017 7:12 pm
Trump’s speech has climbed another 4 million from earlier numbers today,
putting him within 5 million of Obama’s address to Congress in 2009:
VARIETY – According to Nielsen’s final
official tally, Trump’s speech drew 47.74 million viewers from
approximately 9 to 10:15 p.m. across 11 networks. Those 11 networks counted by
Nielsen were ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Univision, PBS, CNN, Fox Business Network, Fox
News Channel, MSNBC, and NBC Universo.
President Obama’s first address pulled in an audience of 52.37 million
people across the four broadcast networks, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC,
Telemundo, and Univision — a difference of about 9%. The audience for President
George W. Bush’s first address, at 39.79 million, was overshadowed by the State
of the Union Address he delivered in 2003, which brought in 62.06 million
viewers.
Trump Address TROUNCES the Oscars in
ratings…
Trump’s Address last night did
very well in the ratings, topping last week’s Oscars by 11 million viewers:
Ratings are in.
Trump got 47.74 million viewers.
Oscars: 32.9 million.
Trump got 47.74 million viewers.
Oscars: 32.9 million.