The 2017 Presidential Inauguration
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Donald J. Trump will get sworn in as the 45th U.S. President on Friday, January, 20, 2017. The opening remarks will start around 11:30 AM Eastern Time and run until about 3 PM Eastern Time.
Trump will be sworn in by the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington D.C. In the the ceremony he’ll be giving his oath of office and inaugural speech.
In recent history, the two Presidential Inauguration's with the most viewers were Obama’s 2008 inauguration with 37.8 million viewers and Reagan’s 1981 inauguration with 41.8 million viewers.
Nielsen Viewership for Past Presidential Inaugurations
| Date (January 20) | President | % of U.S. Households | Number Persons+2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - Mon | Barack Obama | 21.1 | 20,552,000 |
| 2009 - Tue | Barack Obama | 25.5 | 37,793,000 |
| 2005 - Thu | George W. Bush | 11.8 | 15,536,652 |
| 2001 - Sat | George W. Bush | 20.8 | 29,008,200 |
| 1997- Mon | Bill Clinton | 17.1 | 21,583,000 |
| 1993 - Wed | Bill Clinton | 24.5 | 29,721,041 |
| 1989 - Fri | George H.W. Bush | 20 | 23,316,325 |
| 1985 - Sun | Ronald Reagan | 22.3 | 25,053,886 |
| 1981 - Tue | Ronald Reagan | 37.4 | 41,800,260 |
| 1977 - Thu | Jimmy Carter | 31.5 | 34,127,090 |
| 1973 - Sat | Richard Nixon | 28.5 | 32,950,900 |
| 1969 - Mon | Richard Nixon | 33.5 | 27,007,700 |
Source: Nielsen
Official Inauguration Program (Select Pages)
More Helpful Links:
Online Viewing for Presidential Inauguration - stream starts at 9:30 am Eastern US Time
Link to the full 2017 Presidential Inauguration program (.pdf)
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Final Results: Nielsen estimates that 31 million people watched Donald Trump's Inauguration yesterday. For the game, under won. The game was over or under Barack Obama's Inauguration 2008 viewership of 37.8 million people.
Link to the Washington Post article on the Inauguration viewership