Fox News Channel’s coverage of President Biden’s State of the Union address had the largest audience … [+]
More than 23 million viewers watched President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, with Fox News Channel drawing the largest share, 4.568 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast National ratings—the numbers will likely rise when final ratings data is compiled.
ABC had the second largest overall audience, drawing 4.256 million viewers, followed by NBC (3.683 million viewers), CBS (3.519 million viewers), MSNBC (3.464 million viewers), CNN (2.313 million viewers) and Fox Broadcasting (1.597 million viewers).
Among viewers 25-54, the demographic most valued by advertisers, ABC finished first with 1.026 million viewers, followed by NBC (978,000 viewers), Fox News Channel (793,000 viewers), CBS (675,000 viewers), CNN (617,000 viewers), MSNBC (479,000 viewers) and Fox Broadcasting (482,000 viewers).
WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES- FEBRUARY 8: President Joe Biden speaks to Congress during his State of … [+]
The early ratings show viewership declined from Biden’s State of the Union address in 2022, which drew 38.2 million viewers across 16 separate broadcast and cable news networks, and when final ratings are released may be closer to the 26.9 million viewers who watched the president’s first State of teh Union address in 2021.
The president’s address dominated cable news coverage Tuesday night, and Fox News had the largest ratings in prime time—4.273 million viewers, compared to MSNBC’s 2.955 million viewers and CNN’s 1.854 million viewers. In the key demo, Fox News finished first in prime with 729,000 viewers, followed by CNN (490,000 viewers), and MSNBC (398,000 viewers).
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2023/02/08/23-million-viewers-watch-bidens-state-of-the-union-address-with-fox-news-drawing-largest-audience/