It was Bidens second-largest audience in his address to a joint session of Congress.
His first speech in 2021 drew 38.2 million.
Some 56% watched broadcast coverage and 44% watched on cable networks.
President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address on March 7Getty Images
Fox Business averaged 244,000.
Fox Broadcasting drew 1.78 million.
In the 25-54 demo, NBC News was on top with 1.18 million.
Among other broadcast networks in the demo, ABC News averaged 1.15 million and CBS News posted 868,000.
Fox Broadcasting averaged 540,000.
Fox Business averaged 47,000.
About 27.3 million watched in 2023, and that was across 16 networks.
The final Nielsen figures are expected later today with additional networks added.
The measurement was from the 9:15 to 10:45 p.m.
The figures are from Nielsen via Fox News.
Bidens first speech as president to a joint session of Congress drew 26.9 million viewers in 2021.
The State of the Union the following year, in 2022, drew 38.2 million.
