This statistic presents viewer numbers for each of the Joint Address to Congress from 1993 to 2017. Barack Obama's first Joint Address to Congress, which took place on February 24, 2009, attracted 52.4 million viewers across the United States. For Donald Trump, whose first address was March 1, 2017, the viewer count stood at 47.7 million. You can find information on viewership of State of Union addresses here.
Number of viewers of the Joint Address to Congress from 1993 to 2017
(in millions)
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Nielsen, & Morning Consult. (February 5, 2019). Number of viewers of the Joint Address to Congress from 1993 to 2017 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/965674/joint-address-to-congress-viewer-numbers/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen, und Morning Consult. "Number of viewers of the Joint Address to Congress from 1993 to 2017 (in millions)." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965674/joint-address-to-congress-viewer-numbers/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen, Morning Consult. (2019). Number of viewers of the Joint Address to Congress from 1993 to 2017 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965674/joint-address-to-congress-viewer-numbers/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen, and Morning Consult. "Number of Viewers of The Joint Address to Congress from 1993 to 2017 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965674/joint-address-to-congress-viewer-numbers/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen & Morning Consult, Number of viewers of the Joint Address to Congress from 1993 to 2017 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965674/joint-address-to-congress-viewer-numbers/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 12, 2025)
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