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[02/09/23 - 12:30 PM]
ABC News' Special Coverage of the 2023 State of the Union Address Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Among Broadcast Networks
In addition, ABC News' State of the Union address ranked No. 1 program in primetime in Total Viewers (4.405 million) among the broadcast networks.
[via press release from ABC]

ABC NEWS' SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE 2023 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 AMONG BROADCAST NETWORKS - AND #1 IN ADULT 25-54 AND ADULT 18-49 DEMOS ACROSS ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE

ABC News' State of the Union Coverage Ranks as the No. 1 Program in Primetime in Total Viewers Among Broadcast Networks

The ABC News special coverage of the 2023 State of the Union address (9:09-10:20 p.m. EST) averaged 4.405 million Total Viewers, 1.075 million Adults 25-54 and 791,000 Adults 18-49, ranking No. 1 among the broadcast networks, leading CBS (9:09-10:21 p.m. EST - 3.637 million, 708,000 and 529,000, respectively), NBC (9:09-10:21 p.m. EST - 3.778 million, 1.002 million and 784,000, respectively) and FOX (9:00-11:01 p.m. EST - 1.656 million, 509,000 and 362,000, respectively).

The ABC News special coverage of the 2023 State of the Union address stood as Tuesday's No. 1 non-sports telecast in primetime in all of broadcast and cable in Adults 25-54 (1.075 million) and Adults 18-49 (791,000). In addition, ABC News' State of the Union address ranked No. 1 program in primetime in Total Viewers (4.405 million) among the broadcast networks.

Marc Burstein is the senior executive producer of ABC News special events.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for 2/7/23 unless stated otherwise.





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