NEW YORK – January 21, 2025 – An estimated 24.6 million viewers tuned in on Monday, January 20, 2025 to watch the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as 47th president of the United States, according to Nielsen.
Viewership peaked with 34.4 million viewers during the 12:15 PM quarter-hour.
While coverage varied by network, 15 networks aired coverage of the 60th Inauguration Day events from approximately 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday. A full list of reported networks can be referenced in the viewership table below.
2025 Presidential Inauguration | January 20, 2025
Viewership Across TV Networks
| Live plus same day, U.S. audience estimates | Viewing Audience | Rating |
| Persons 2+ | 24,589,000 | 8.0 |
| Households | 17,531,000 | 14.1 |
| Persons 18-34 | 1,430,000 | 1.9 |
| Persons 35-54 | 4,665,000 | 5.8 |
| Persons 55+ | 17,397,000 | 17.4 |
Source: Nielsen Fast Data, Live+Same-Day.
Data in this table is inclusive of broadcast and cable networks that aired the event.
Reported networks include: ABC, CBS, NBC, Merit Street Media, Telemundo, Univision, CNBC, CNN, CNNe, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, MSNBC, Newsmax, NewsNation, PBS.
Audience estimates are inclusive of out-of-home viewing for all reported networks except Merit Street Media, Newsmax, NewsNation and PBS, which do not include out-of-home contributions.
Audience projections are rounded to the nearest thousand (000).
Previous Inauguration Day viewership:
2021 Inauguration of President Joe Biden
2017 Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump
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