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sandensea

(21,621 posts)
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 08:56 PM Feb 2020

Viewership down sharply for Trump's State of the Union

Source: ABC News

Viewership was sharply down for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on most of the top television networks — except for Fox News Channel.

The Nielsen company estimated that 37.2 million people watched Trump's speech live across 12 TV networks Tuesday night. That's down from 46.8 million people who saw his speech last year, and the smallest audience for his presidency.

Fox News had by far the biggest audience for a speech that was widely viewed as a kickoff to the president's reelection campaign. Nielsen said 11.6 million people watched on Fox, up 2% from last year's State of the Union.

But there were big viewership tumbles for other networks — 41% down from last year on MSNBC, 33% down on NBC and 30% each on CBS and ABC, Nielsen said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/viewership-sharply-trumps-state-union-68787069



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Viewership down sharply for Trump's State of the Union (Original Post) sandensea Feb 2020 OP
Who Would Want To Watch A Serial Liar Lie For That Long? DanieRains Feb 2020 #1
Proof if nothing else that there's no limit to shamelessness for some sandensea Feb 2020 #3
I was thinking "Trump campaign rally" rather than State of the Union. mwooldri Feb 2020 #9
Certainly not your average MSNBC viewer. Waste of their bandwidth to televise the pig. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #20
Yeah, you wonder... Maxheader Feb 2020 #27
I prefer my sanity n/t imavoter Feb 2020 #2
Let's hear Generalissimo Corpulente yarp about ratings NOW. Grokenstein Feb 2020 #4
Generalissimo Corpulente sandensea Feb 2020 #12
He lost about 10 million viewers from last year. Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #5
What's the point? OnlinePoker Feb 2020 #6
+1 ck4829 Feb 2020 #25
Don the Con has lost his allure. Promoted ad nauseum by MSM for 3 f'in years. Reap it. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #7
Nectarine Nero's con has gotten old meow2u3 Feb 2020 #8
How low would it have been had those who only watched to see him meltdown not participated . . . Journeyman Feb 2020 #10
Hope everyone will take time to tell him about it! I'm sure he would want to know. Thanks! n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2020 #11
Tee hee! Can't wait for his rant regarding this! DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #13
I didn't watch, but I heard it on a TV running behind me for a little bit ffr Feb 2020 #14
It went on forever - with lots of Orwellian feel-good moments and minutes of hate sandensea Feb 2020 #15
The only part I've seen is where Nancy ripped him a new one. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #21
Definitely the highlight! not fooled Feb 2020 #23
41% down on msnbc! Basically half didn't tune in! truthisfreedom Feb 2020 #16
Nonsense! It was the most watched TV program in history! SergeStorms Feb 2020 #17
believe me. riversedge Feb 2020 #28
Normal people have heard The Wizard Feb 2020 #18
30% plus across the networks! stopwastingmymoney Feb 2020 #19
The only reality television I watch is cooking shows. hunter Feb 2020 #22
K&R ck4829 Feb 2020 #24
So most Americans are smart & 2% more Cult45 members clocked in... WePurrsevere Feb 2020 #26

mwooldri

(10,302 posts)
9. I was thinking "Trump campaign rally" rather than State of the Union.
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:17 PM
Feb 2020

And who would want to watch that? Not me.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
20. Certainly not your average MSNBC viewer. Waste of their bandwidth to televise the pig.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:52 AM
Feb 2020

Ironically, because so many (including myself) opted out of the shitshow, the only thing most people have seen is the two seconds at the end where Nancy shredded Trump and his mis-speech.

Maxheader

(4,371 posts)
27. Yeah, you wonder...
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 10:39 AM
Feb 2020

Just not interested in the subject matter, or outright disgust with the whole deal..russia, the Ukraine...trade wars..
the wingers....

Farmer-Rick

(10,153 posts)
5. He lost about 10 million viewers from last year.
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 09:34 PM
Feb 2020

He keeps sinking and sinking. Dictators usually have to be loved to turn a nation away from democracy. Even Machiavelli warned against the people hating you.

OnlinePoker

(5,719 posts)
6. What's the point?
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 09:52 PM
Feb 2020

Every president says the same thing. The country is always strong (never weak or failing). It's full of self-congratulations and partisan cheering. A waste of two hours that accomplishes nothing.

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)
8. Nectarine Nero's con has gotten old
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:17 PM
Feb 2020

People outside Cult45 have caught onto his scam. He's boring us to death with his serial lying.

ffr

(22,668 posts)
14. I didn't watch, but I heard it on a TV running behind me for a little bit
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 11:59 PM
Feb 2020

All I heard was mah mah mah, mah mah mah, Rah-Rah! Mah mah mah, mah mah mah, Rah-Rah! If you weren't watching it like me, it sounded like whatever was being said was staged, like what perhaps Hitler had staged back in the 1930s. Seriousness aside, it was making me laugh.

What buffoon would lap up what is clearly just all-hail-this-guy's-ego?

sandensea

(21,621 posts)
15. It went on forever - with lots of Orwellian feel-good moments and minutes of hate
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:20 AM
Feb 2020

And of course his trademark Mussolini pose.

SergeStorms

(19,192 posts)
17. Nonsense! It was the most watched TV program in history!
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 02:37 AM
Feb 2020

Just ask the Orange Shit-stain. He'll tell you that the "librul media" lies, and his SoU speech was perfect. PERFECT!

FOX was up 2%, that's what bothers me. How could his base possibly be growing? Yeah, he lost tons of viewers on every other network, but how could his cult grow by 2%? I just don't get that, especially after the year he's had.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
26. So most Americans are smart & 2% more Cult45 members clocked in...
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 06:51 AM
Feb 2020

To hear what their 'dear leader' had to say after he was 'acquitted', which they and he apparently think.is synonymous with 'not guilty'. (Yeah, no )

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