Trump Inauguration May Have Been Most-Watched of All-Time

Trump Inauguration May Have Been Most-Watched of All-Time
President Elect Donald Trump arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 20, 2017. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Epoch Newsroom
1/22/2017
Updated:
1/22/2017

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 2001 inauguration of George W. Bush averaged around 29 million viewers, while the first term of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 1993 averaged 29.7 million viewers.

The website reported: “It also should be remembered that Trump was not the only object of coverage on Friday. Adjacent protests, a ramp-up to Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington, were frequently showcased during the traditional Inauguration Day pomp and circumstance.”