The audience for Trump’s first appearance in his second nonconsecutive term fell below the levels of his past speeches. His first address in 2017 was watched by 47.7 million viewers, while his State of the Union addresses scored 45.5 million in 2018, 46.8 million in 2019 and 37.1 million in 2020.

President Donald Trump reached an estimated 36.6 million television viewers for his address to Congress on Tuesday night, the Nielsen company said. That beat the 32.2 million people who watched former President Joe Biden's final State of the Union address last year,