Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched Trump inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013

[QChawks]

it's like watching a bad re-run

 

[IACub]

Wrong. Fake news. It was the most popular televised event in the history of the world. Many people are saying it.

 

[Mister_Man]

According to Nielsen, 33.8 million people watched Biden’s inauguration between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Jan. 20, the third-highest viewership of any presidential inauguration in the past 40 years.

Only the first inaugurations of Presidents Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan exceeded Biden’s TV audience. Nielsen calculated 30.6 million people watched Donald Trump assume office in 2017.

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

It is a nice consolation prize for Joe and Kamala, I guess 🤷‍♂️.

 

[Sullivan]

it's like watching a bad re-run

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The smallest since 2013? Does that mean Obama had a lower television rating than Trump in his second term?

 

[hawkwrestling]

I don't understand how they do this anymore with so many different streaming services that showed the day. You could watch it on most channels and/or social media sights. No way they have any idea how many people watch anything.

 

[BioHawk]

The only reason this matters or even got mentioned was because Trump will be bothered by it.

 

[Sullivan]

Fox News had more viewers than CBS, NBC and MSNBC combined.

 

[BioHawk]

Fox News had more viewers than CBS, NBC and MSNBC combined.

So much for the great unifier. This isn't the boast you seem to think it is.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

The smallest since 2013? Does that mean Obama had a lower television rating than Trump in his second term?

It's not surprising that an inauguration of a person who is already president isn't exactly super exciting to watch.

 

[bdcolt45er]

I think this speaks to the fact the most people would have preferred other options than what we were presented.

 

[NoWokeBloke]

Whatever it takes for you cope 😂 😂😂

 

[Huey Grey]

Look at that makeup

 

[GolfHacker1]

it's like watching a bad re-run

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This is good news indeed. Due to this he isn't actually POTUS and none of his executive orders can be enforced! Thanks for posting this critical piece of analysis!

 

[QChawks]

This is good news indeed. Due to this he isn't actually POTUS and none of his executive orders can be enforced! Thanks for posting this critical piece of analysis!