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RATINGS BOMB: Viewership For Biden SOTU Address Down 29 Percent From Last Year – Lowest Audience in 30 Years


Ratings for Biden’s SOTU address are going in the same direction as Hollywood awards shows – down.

Viewership for the speech was down 29% from last year’s SOTU address, making it one of the least watched state of the union speeches in the last 30 years.

Is anyone surprised that people don’t want to hear Biden’s lies and slurred rants?

The Hollywood reporter has details:

TV Ratings: State of the Union Audience Drops

The on-air audience for the State of the Union address fell considerably from a year ago.

President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union averaged 24.17 million viewers across the four main broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) and three largest cable news channels (CNN, Fox News and MSNBC). That’s down by about 29 percent from 33.83 million who watched the State of the Union on those seven outlets in 2022.

The 2022 State of the Union, the first official one of Biden’s term, brought in 38.2 million viewers across 16 outlets. Final figures from every Nielsen-rated channel that carried Tuesday’s address will be available later in the day, but the total is likely to be under 30 million on-air viewers, which would make it among the least watched State of the Union addresses (or presidential addresses to Congress for incoming executives) of the past 30 years.

Fox News had the largest for the speech with just under 4.7 million viewers, beating out ABC’s 4.41 million for the top spot. NBC finished third with 3.78 million viewers, followed by CBS (3.64 million), MSNBC (3.57 million), CNN (2.41 million) and the Fox broadcast network (1.66 million). Spanish language broadcasters Univision (1.08 million) and Telemundo (836,000) added about 1.9 million viewers to the total.

You can only lie to the public so many times before they tune you out.

[b][i]Maybe Biden fans were gathered at each others homes to watch with several thousand viewers per living room and it just LOOKED like fewer people were watching.[/i][/b]
Barefooter25 · 46-50, M
The new Night Court got better ratings than the SOTU. LeBron and the Lakers got better ratings than the SOTU. What does that tell you about Biden? 😅😄
Barefooter25 · 46-50, M
@Budwick It's alright. It will never be superior as the original but this new version has its moments. It got renewed for another season though. The new version of Quantum Leap. Now that's another story.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@Barefooter25 John Laroquette carries the show. Episodes seem to get a little better each week.
PatKirby · M
@Budwick
Liked Night Court as well. Has the same general vibe as the original and John Laroquette's still got that petty charm. Miss Marky Post's character though.
wildbill83 · 36-40, M
about the only way his approval rating and popularity would go up is if he dropped dead on live TV... 🤔
Budwick · 70-79, M
@wildbill83 I would tune in for that.
@wildbill83 We should be so lucky.
bgjb58 · M
I can’t believe that many people watched that idiot! People probably wanted to see if he’d OD on all the adderall it must’ve taken to keep him awake!
akindheart · 61-69, F
that is exactly where it needs to be. down. surprised they didn't fix that as they do his overall approval rating.
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
It appears that McCarthy somehow stayed awake for the whole thing 😳
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@jackjjackson it was probably difficult with heels up doing the jack in the box routine.
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
First exercise that one has done all year. @MasterLee
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
If I want to listen to a confused old man
I'd go to a nursing home
Confined · 56-60, M
I have no desire to watch a feeble old man on TV.
PatKirby · M
Considering Biden's record of past campaign numbers I don't think he could gather two synapses to rub together much less several thousand anything.
ron122 · 41-45, M
I guess no one wanted to listen to that idiot stand up there mumbling and lying through his teeth.
PatKirby · M
@ron122

Mostly distractions from reality anyway. He got respect he didn't deserve.
AbbeyRhode · F
The man is a national disgrace and a traitor. No one wants to hear him.
4meAndyou · F
I couldn't be bothered to listen to his stupid mouth, mouthing off ALL of his lies. Not even if it was an historical event.
ilikeitlikethat23 · 61-69, M
Too bad for them as they missed a great speach and delivery. Especially when he cornered the repugnatins into saying no cuts to Social Security. Hahahahaha
Budwick · 70-79, M
@ilikeitlikethat23 [quote]when he cornered the repugnatins into saying no cuts to Social Security.[/quote]

There's never been a republican plan to cut social security or medicare.
ilikeitlikethat23 · 61-69, M
@Budwick privatization of the plan?
Budwick · 70-79, M
@ilikeitlikethat23 when was that proposed?
By whom?
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