Preliminary Analysis: President Biden's address took over primetime, with ABC's broadcast (0.6) narrowly outperforming NBC's (0.5). Fox (0.4) and CBS (0.4) tied for last place. NBC, ABC, and CBS all posted matching 0.3s for the 10:30pm Republican response by Senator Tim Scott, with Fox absent since it does carry primetime programming after 10. Needless to say, these numbers were markedly down from President Trump's
2020 'State of the Union' address. Only ABC was able to tie 2020's rating, with Fox falling by more than 50% on a year-to-year basis. NBC shed four-tenths while CBS was down by two.
The 8pm hour was politics-free but the ratings weren't exactly anything to write home about. ABC's 'The Goldbergs' (0.5) inched down to a new low while 'Home Economics' clung to its feeble 0.4 rating. CBS's 'Price Is Right At Night' (0.5) was on-par with the alphabet network, with NBC's repeat of 'Chicago Med' (0.4) close behind. Fox's 'Masked Singer' sing-along/clip show (0.8) was a few tenths lower than a traditional episode but well above the competition. The CW didn't broadcast Biden at all, instead airing steady editions of 'Kung Fu' (0.2) and 'Nancy Drew' (0.1).
Finals Update: 'President Biden Address to Congress' on ABC (+0.1), NBC (+0.1), and CBS (+0.1) and the 'Republican Response' on ABC (+0.1) and CBS (+0.2) adjusted up. Time | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
8 PM | The Masked Singer (Clip Show) | 0.80/5 | 3.62 | Fox |
| The Price Is Right At Night | 0.54/4 | 3.96 | CBS |
| The Goldbergs | 0.51/4 | 3.12 | ABC |
| Chicago Med (R) | 0.42/3 | 3.09 | NBC |
| Kung Fu | 0.18/1 | 1.05 | The CW |
8:30 PM | Home Economics | 0.40/3 | 2.46 | ABC |
9 PM | President Biden Address to Congress | 0.73/4 | 4.19 | ABC |
| President Biden Address to Congress | 0.59/3 | 2.96 | NBC |
| President Biden Address to Congress | 0.47/3 | 3.44 | CBS |
| President Biden Address to Congress | 0.42/3 | 1.69 | Fox |
| Nancy Drew | 0.10/1 | 0.47 | The CW |
10:30 PM | Republican Response | 0.45/3 | 2.52 | NBC |
| Republican Response | 0.40/3 | 2.99 | ABC |
| Republican Response | 0.33/2 | 2.35 | CBS |
Key: (R) = repeat
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