Fox News had the largest audience of the cable news networks last night for President Barack Obama‘s State of the Union address and the subsequent analysis and discussion.
• FNC drew 5.7 million Total Viewers during the address alone.
• CNN was second with 3.3 million.
• MSNBC had 2.4 million.
In the first full-hour programs to air after the address, “Hannity” at 11pmET drew 3.65 million Total Viewers (1.22M A25-54 demo), “AC360” at 11pmET drew 1.64 million viewers (540K demo), and “Countdown” at 10:45pmET drew 1.51 million viewers (439K demo).
Breakdowns for the speech itself, the first block of analysis, primetime in general, and the speech/analysis/response:
• Total Viewers
| 9:10-10:20pm | 10:20-10:30pm | Prime (8-11p) | 9-11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox News | 5.741M | 6.617M | 5.244M | 5.831M |
| CNN | 3.326M | 2.675M | 2.441M | 3.051M |
| MSNBC | 2.410M | 2.473M | 1.928M | 2.312M |
• A25-54 demo
| 9:10-10:20pm | 10:20-10:30pm | Prime (8-11p) | 9-11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox News | 1.843M | 2.183M | 1.608M | 1.880M |
| CNN | 1.130M | 875K | 804K | 1.024M |
| MSNBC | 758K | 678K | 560K | 712K |
Related: Our early broadcast network numbers for the address.