View Post Politics | Ratings For the Second Consecutive Year, Fox News Is Most-Watched for Pres. Trump’s State of the Union By A.J. Katz on Feb. 6, 2019 - 2:55 PM 46.8 million across 12 Nielsen-measured English language TV networks watched the 2019 State of the Union address. That's up in total viewers vs. 2018 but down from 2017.