Historical Viewership: State of the Union Addresses |
Date | Combined No. of Viewers | Combined HHLD Rating | Included Networks | President |
2/24/2026 | 32,644,000 | 18.1 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, EstrellaTV, Telemundo,
Univision, PBS, CNN, CNNe, FBN, FNC, MSNow, Newsmax, NewsNation | Trump |
3/4/2025* | 36,630,000 | 20.0 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Merit Street, TEL, UNI, PBS, CNN, CNNe, FBN, FOXNC, MSNBC, NewsMax, NewsNation | Trump |
3/7/2024 | 32,232,000 | 18.5 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC,
TEL, UNI, PBS, CNN, CNNe, FBN, FOXNC, MSNBC, NewsMax, NewsNation, | Biden |
2/7/2023 | 27,312,000 | 16.1 | ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, TEL, UNI, NBCLX, PBS, CNBC, CNN, CNNe, FBN, FOXNC, MSNBC, NewsMax, NewsNation | Biden |
3/1/2022 | 38,197,000 | 22.4 | ABC,
CBS, NBC, FOX, TEL, UNI, NBCLX, PBS, Black News Channel, CNBC, CNN, CNNe, FOXNC, MSNBC, Newsmax, NewsNation | Biden |
4/28/2021* | 26,936,000 | 16.5 | ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, TEL, UNI, PBS, CNBC, CNN, CNNe, FBN, FOXNC, MSNBC,
Newsmax, NewsNation and Newsy | Biden |
2/4/2020 | 37,173,000 | 22.7 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, PBS, CNN, CNNe, FBN, FOXNC and MSNBC | Trump |
2/5/2019 | 46,789,000 | 28.0 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, PBS, CNN, CNNe, FBN, FOXNC and
MSNBC | Trump |
1/30/2018 | 45,551,000 | 26.9 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Estrella, Telemundo, Univision, CNN, FBN, FOX News, MSNBC and PBS | Trump |
2/28/2017* | 47,741,000 | 28.7 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, UNI, PBS, CNN, FBN Net, FOXNC, MSNBC, and NBC Universo | Trump |
1/12/2016 | 31,334,349 | 19.6 | ABC, Al Jazeera
America, Azteca, CBS, CNN, FOX, FBN, FOXNC, Galavision, MSNBC, NBC, NBC Universo, Univision^ | Obama |
1/20/2015 | 31,710,349 | 19.9 | ABC, Al Jazeera America, Azteca, CBS, CNN, FOX, FBN, FOXNC, Galavision, MSNBC, MundoFOX, NBC, Univision^ | Obama |
1/18/2014 | 33,299,172 | 20.7 | CBS,
ABC, NBC, FOX, Azteca, FBN, FOXNC, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Al Jazeera America, Galavision, Mun2, UNI^ | Obama |
2/12/2013 | 33,497,607 | 21.8 | FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Azteca, UNI, MFX, CNBC, CNN, FBN, FOXNC, MSNBC, Current, Centric, GALA | Obama |
1/24/2012 | 37,752,613 | 24.0 | ABC,
CBS, FOX, NBC, TEL, TF, UNI, CNBC, CNN, FBN, FOXNC, GALA, MSNBC and MUN2 | Obama |
1/25/2011 | 42,789,947 | 26.6 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, TEL, UNI, CNN, Centric, CNBC, FOXNC, and MSNBC | Obama |
1/27/2010 | 48,009,595 | 29.8 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, TEL, UNI, CNN, BET,
CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC | Obama |
2/24/2009* | 52,373,000 | 32.5 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEMUNDO, UNIVISION | Obama |
1/28/2008 | 37,515,000 | 24.7 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEMUNDO^, UNIVISION | G.W Bush |
1/23/2007 | 45,486,000 | 29.6 | ABC, CBS, FOX**, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC,
TELEMUNDO**, UNIVISION ** | G.W. Bush |
1/31/2006 | 43,179,000 | 35.3 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, AZTECA AMERICA, TELEFUTURA, TELEMUNDO | G.W. Bush |
2/2/2005 | 39,432,000 | 31.2 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEFUTURA, TELEMUNDO | G.W. Bush |
1/20/2004 | 43,411,000 | 28.0 | ABC,
CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC | G.W. Bush |
1/28/2003 | 62,061,000 | 38.8 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC | G.W. Bush |
1/29/2002 | 51,773,000 | 33.6 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC | G.W. Bush |
2/27/2001* | 39,793,000 | 27.6 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC | G.W. Bush |
1/27/2000 | 31,478,000 | 22.4 | ABC, CBS, FOX,
NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC | Clinton |
1/19/1999 | 43,500,000 | 31.0 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC | Clinton |
1/27/1998 | 53,077,000 | 37.2 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC | Clinton |
2/4/1997 | 41,100,000 | 28.4 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN | Clinton |
1/23/1996 | 40,900,000 | 29.6 | ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN | Clinton |
1/24/1995 | 42,200,000 | 29.5 | ABC, CBS, NBC,
CNN | Clinton |
1/25/1994 | 45,800,000 | 32.9 | ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN | Clinton |
2/17/1993* | 66,900,000 | 44.3 | ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN | Clinton |