28 million watched the SOTU

[surfered]

Previous SOTU viewed for comparison:
2019: 46.8 M
2018: 45.6 M
2020: 37.2 M
2025: 36.6 M
2017: 33.9 M

I assume the vast majority of viewers for Trump were MAGA

Source: Digby
https://digbysblog.net/2026/02/26/the-big-dud/

[Ocelot II]

1. Some people were hate-watching. I don't know why anyone would bother.

[Hugin]

6. From what I understand there was a nontrivial number of drinking game viewers.

Drinking shots every time various phrases or lies came up. I am guessing few made it beyond the first five minutes. Depending on their tolerance levels. They probably passed out and were still counted as viewers for the entire pathetic mess.

However, it just came out that if the key words for a swig were “affordability” or “health care”, they probably were stone cold sober throughout. Poor dears.

[bearsfootball516]

2. Wonder why 2019 was so much higher in comparison to other Trump years.

[aeromanKC]

4. Just after 2018 blue wave election!!

And say, wasn't that when Pelosi ripped up his speech!!? 🤪

[Traildogbob]

3. How many Russian's

Were in that pool Of fools?

[leftstreet]

5. 124 million for the Superbowl

I'd like to see Trump's "peak viewership," say an hour into his speech. Maybe 10 people left who didn't change the channel?

[Johonny]

7. It leaned 13 percent GOP

[surfered]

8. Thanks for that. I guessed more.

[hunter]

9. Those poor, poor, people...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. This will piss off trump

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. This made me smile

I hope someone gets these stats to Donald. They will drive him crazy. (Well, crazier.)

Donald Trump’s State of the Union this week drew an audience of 28 million television viewers.

Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union drew an audience of 32.2 million viewers.

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-02-26T01:54:36.000Z