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President Obama’s State of The Union Address Draws Smaller Audience

By Greg BraxtonSenior Writer, Culture and Representation 
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More than 43 million viewers tuned in to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, down notably from his previous live scheduled addresses.

The address was carried live on all the broadcast networks and several cable stations, including CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC.

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Viewership for Tuesday’s address was down 18% from his address to the joint sessions of Congress on Feb. 24, 2009, and down 11% from his State of the Union address on Jan. 27, 2009. Those speeches attracted more than 52 million viewers and 48 million viewers, respectively.

---Greg Braxton

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Greg Braxton

A lifelong Los Angeles resident, Greg Braxton has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than three decades. He currently is a staff writer covering television for the Calendar section, and has also written extensively about trends and cultural issues in the entertainment field.

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