The Nielsen Company says an estimated 24.6 million people watched coverage of President Donald Trump's second inauguration.

Summary

Donald Trump’s second inauguration drew an estimated 24.6 million television viewers, the lowest audience for a presidential inauguration since Barack Obama’s second in 2013.

Viewership declined compared to Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration (33.8 million) and Trump’s first in 2017 (30.6 million).

Fox News led coverage, averaging 10.3 million viewers during the swearing-in and speech, while other networks saw smaller audiences.

    • Halosheep@lemm.ee
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      5 hours ago

      My local gym had all the tvs near the treadmills set to various political news entertainment stations (fox, CNN, etc.).

      I typically sat in front of fox and let the ragebait fuel my running. It’s interesting how emotions can make you exercise better.

      • amitflesgtearer@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        Man I listened to RATM for my entire run yesterday and I knocked a full minute off my 5k time because it got me so fired up. Definitely related to everything in the news.