Fewer Americans tuned into the State of the Union this year, even as President Donald Trump delivered the longest one in history.
Preliminary data released by Nielsen on Wednesday showed an estimated 12 percent decrease in total viewership for the State of the Union Address across the seven most-watched networks: ABC, CBS, CNN, MS Now, NBC, Fox News, and the Fox broadcast network.
Trump’s 108-minute-long speech drew about 27.8 million viewers, down from an audience of 31.45 million for his address to a joint session of Congress last year.
President Donald Trump’s record-breaking State of the Union Address saw fewer viewers compared to
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