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Will You Watch the State of the Union on TV Tonight? This Chart Reveals More People Are Tuning Out

Thaleigha Rampersad •   January 20, 2015

As President Obama makes his second-to-last State of the Union address tonight, he faces dwindling TV viewership numbers. Here’s a breakdown over the past seven years of his presidency, beginning in 2009:

Statistic: Number of viewers of the State of the Union addresses from 1993 to 2014 (in millions) | Statista

Obama’s first State of the Union speech pulled in 32.5 percent of U.S. households, according to Nielsen. Viewership began to drop the following year to 29.8 percent for the president’s second speech.

 

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Thaleigha Rampersad
Thaleigha Rampersad | Production Specialist
Thaleigha Rampersad is a production specialist at The Heritage Foundation and graduate of the Young Leaders Program.

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