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Biden speech draws more broadcast viewers than Trump's first TV address

Published 03/12/2021, 02:32 PM
Updated 03/12/2021, 03:00 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden delivers an address to the nation about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from the White House in Washington

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's prime-time address on the fight against COVID-19 attracted more broadcast television viewers on Thursday than former President Donald Trump's first speech to the nation, according to preliminary ratings data.

Roughly 18.2 million people watched Biden's speech on U.S. broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, Hollywood publications Deadline and The Wrap reported on Friday. The speech was delivered just hours after Biden signed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law, and came on his 50th day in office..

Trump's first televised address to the country occurred in August 2017 -- seven months after he took office -- when he spoke about the war in Afghanistan. That event attracted 17.7 million viewers on the four broadcast networks.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden delivers an address to the nation about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from the White House in Washington

Updated figures that include cable TV viewership were expected to be released later on Friday.

Latest comments

it also doesn't help that media forced everyone to watch more or less
He also waited 3 months. and basically said tune in to hear about your stimmies.
Finally a normal prez
Sesame Street had also more viewers than Cosmos: A space time Odyssey. That would make Trump = Carl Sagan and Biden = Bibo ??
bibo = babytalk for big bird :-)
Baeden is a m0rr0n!!!
biden speaks about things we care about. trump only talked about himself and empty promises.
Not true
Republicans hated FDR too. It didn't bother him and it doesn't bother Biden.
Biden is busy getting things done.
because people want to see the vegetable in chief try to complete a sentence.. this is pure freek show curiosity..
When will he hold his first press conference taking questions from journalists?
With real questions. Not softball questions like how is he, Jill and their dog adjusting to living in the WH.
You mean you dont think its important to know what his favorite ice cream is?
OMG. You are right! What was I thinking? LOL
must see viewing, a US President with de mentia, sad day.
beats a president with an IQ below 40
What happened to the talk of unity with comments like that? Never mind. That topic was never sincere.
jelly Mayer the supporter of Donald Trump the instigator of insurrection, sedition and is now being investigated for election fraud, tax fraud and racketeering.
Not hard to beat viewership in the middle of a worldwide pandemic/economic crisis. Especially since he has yet to do a state of the union. Emotional appeal yet again, with no useful info, and what "facts" he did use were later proven false by his own liberal cnn fact checkers.
From the guy that caused an epic border crisis, and doesnt give any press conferences for 100 days, passes the most exective orders in the first few days than any amouont of presidents combined, dictator style, and requires thousands of military to protect him (not at all like corrupt 3rd world countries), not to mention passing a bill that has 9% only destined to Covid, and a huge amount to bail out dem run cities, sinking the taxpayers even more (if that is possible) in the near future, when all this money printing smoke and mirrors fades away? Yaah. Totally credible.
Let me play the worlds smallest violin for you
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