CNN’s State of the Union Coverage Ranks #2 in Cable News
Tops MSNBC Across the Board
1.7 Million Live Stream SOTU Video Starts for CNN Digital
CNN’s coverage of President Trump’s State of the Union last night ranked #2 in cable news, easily topping MSNBC in all demos across the board. CNN also topped MSNBC in prime time:
State of the Union Address (9:15-10:30pm)
ADULTS 25-54 TOTAL VIEWERS 18-34
CNN 1.322 million 3.110 million 444k
MSNBC 663k 2.665 million 213k
Fox News 3.346 million 11.743 million 672k
Prime Time (8-11:00pm)
ADULTS 25-54 TOTAL VIEWERS 18-34
CNN 1.058 million 2.540 million 324k
MSNBC 614k 2.528 million 178k
Fox News 2.401 million 8.759 million 468k
CNN Digital’s live stream of the State of the Union address saw 1.7 million live video starts across CNN.com, CNNi.com, CNN mobile apps and OTT devices. Viewers peaked at 9:55PM with with 320K concurrent users, exceeding the 2017 Address to Congress. Tuesday also saw 22 million unique visitors and 19 million video starts across all digital platforms. CNN Politics recorded 6 million unique visitors and 6 million video starts on January 30th as well.