Ratings Analysis: President Biden's State of the Union Address took over primetime, and the ratings were generally higher than they were in 2023. NBC's coverage (0.69 rating/4.47 million viewers) led the way in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but ABC (0.68 rating/5.24 million viewers) had the peacock network beat in terms of total viewership, despite being a hair below them in the demo. CBS (0.49 rating/4.09 million viewers) took a distant fourth, while Fox (0.30 rating/1.77 million viewers) was unsurprisingly in last place. For the 10:30 p.m. Republican Response, it was ABC (0.36 rating/3.36 million viewers) that took the top spot, beating NBC (0.30 rating/2.63 million viewers) in both the demo and viewership. CBS (0.26 rating/2.65 million viewers) pulled slightly ahead of NBC in viewership but was dead-last in the demo. In the 8 p.m. hour, CBS comedies
Young Sheldon (0.50,
-0.02) and
Ghosts (0.48,
-0.03) dipped slightly, but
Next Level Chef (0.36,
+0.04) grew on Fox. ABC had a strong rerun of
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.38), while NBC re-ran
Law & Order (0.22).
Son of a Critch (0.05,
0.00) and
Children Ruin Everything (0.04,
0.00) were stable on the CW.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
8 PM | Young Sheldon | 0.50 | 6 | 6.82 | CBS |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (R) | 0.38 | 4 | 3.84 | ABC |
| Next Level Chef | 0.36 | 4 | 1.86 | Fox |
| Law & Order (R) | 0.22 | 3 | 2.25 | NBC |
| The Conners (R) | 0.04 | 0 | 0.33 | CW |
8:30 PM | Ghosts | 0.48 | 5 | 5.64 | CBS |
| The Conners (R) | 0.05 | 1 | 0.39 | CW |
9 PM | 2024 State of the Union | 0.69 | 7 | 4.47 | NBC
|
| 2024 State of the Union | 0.68 | 7 | 5.24 | ABC |
| 2024 State of the Union | 0.49 | 5 | 4.09 | CBS |
| 2024 State of the Union | 0.30 | 3 | 1.77 | Fox |
| Son of a Critch | 0.05 | 0 | 0.31 | CW |
9:30 PM | Children Ruin Everything | 0.04 | 0 | 0.23 | CW |
10:30 PM | Republican Response | 0.36 | 4 | 3.36 | ABC |
| Republican Response | 0.30 | 4 | 2.63 | NBC |
| Republican Response | 0.26 | 3 | 2.65 | CBS |
Key:
(R) = repeat
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