REPORT CARD -- 37 million, mostly gullible Americans, tuned in
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Last night's State of the Union address (February 24, 2026), delivered by President Trump, was watched by approximately 36.6 million television viewers.
APPROXIMATELY 74% of the viewing audience either strongly or somewhat --leaned GOP
Top Network: Fox News Channel led all networks with 11.5 million viewers.
Network Rankings: ABC followed in second with 6.3 million, with CBS (4 million), NBC (3.9 million), and the Fox broadcast network (2.7 million) rounding out the top five.
Cable News: Both CNN and MSNBC each pulled in roughly 1.9 million viewers.
Record Length: The address set a record for the longest presidential speech to Congress, clocking in at approximately 108 minutes.
Viewer Sentiment: According to a CNN poll of speech-watchers, about 62% had a positive reaction to the address.
REVIEW OF SPEECH -- Veteran journo Bernie Goldberg -- https://youtu.be/JKM0JdY-KTQ?t=60