TV Ratings: Trump’s Second Inauguration Down From 2017 (and 2021)
Monday's ceremony follows the usual pattern for presidents beginning a second term. Donald Trump ‘s second inauguration as president wasn’t as widely viewed as his first, keeping with a historical pattern for second-term presidents.
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President Donald Trump’s early inauguration ratings are in, and it appears a sophomore slump has hit viewership of his second term. Nielsen found that ratings across ABC, CBS and NBC’s coverage of Trump’s swearing in as 47th president on Monday hovered around 26.
Trump Inauguration Ratings: 24.6 Million Viewers, Down From Both 2021 and 2017
That’s a lower total than what was achieved by both of the two most recent inauguration broadcasts: 27% below the 33.8 million viewers who tuned into Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in 2021, and 21% below the 31 million who watched Trump’s first inauguration in 2017.
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A peak of 34.4 million people tuned in live to watch the president’s lunchtime swearing-in on the major TV networks, according to Nielsen.
TV Ratings For Trump’s 2nd Inauguration Falls Below His 1st And Well Below Joe Biden’s Inauguration
According to Nielsen on Tuesday, the inauguration drew 24.59 million viewers, compared to 33.76 million for Biden’s 2021 inauguration and 30.64 million for Trump’s first in 2021. The figures are across 15 networks and are an average from the 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. ET time frame.
26 Million People Watched Trump’s Inauguration
Viewership for the inauguration was down from President Joe Biden’s 2021 ceremony, according to Nielsen figures.
Donald Trump 2025 Inauguration Viewership Drops Below 2021 & 2017 Numbers
Donald Trump and JD Vance‘s 2025 inauguration viewership was down by more than 10 million from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ 2021 audience. Viewership was also lower than Trump’s first inauguration in 2017,
Donald Trump humiliated by inauguration viewing figures
Despite Trump's claims that his campaign events draw the largest crowds, numbers showed that far less viewers tuned in to see his inauguration than other presidents before
Trump Inauguration Had Dramatically Lower TV Ratings Than Biden Did 4 Years Ago
President Trump's second inauguration drew more than 10 million fewer viewers than Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021.
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