This is pretty disappointing, but it’s expected. As with most Presidents, Obama’s ratings have steadily fallen over the years. Get the breakdown below.
(USA) – Nearly 38 million people watched President Obama’s State of the Union Address, his smallest audience for any such speech.
The Nielsen rating company reported 37,752,613 viewers, with a combined household rating of 24.0 for the speech carried on 14 television networks.
As happens with many presidents, Obama’s ratings have steadily fallen over the years.
Obama’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 24, 2009 — technically not a State of the Union speech, but markedly similar — drew 52.4 million viewers and a rating of 32.5, his highest numbers.
The 2010 State of the Union drew 48 million viewers and a rating of 29.8.
Last year, Obama’s speech had an audience of 42.8 million and a rating of 26.6.
Why should they feel any need to do their job, if no one is watching…..
TV is just not as big as it use to be. Many people can get their info from the web much faster.