17 Million More People Watched Saints / Vikings Game than State of the Union

Don Durber has this

Obama’s TV ratings drop 22%
TV By The Numbers reported that last night’s State Of The Union address drew 40,767,134 viewers on 9 networks.
This was a drop of 22% from last year’s SOTU (technically not a SOTU) audience of 52,373,000 viewers.
That’s an ordinary drop.
He’s become a very ordinary president.
Hope. Change. Ordinary.

That being said I think that is an impressive average number. There were a few people whining yesterday about the concept of the State of the Union in modern times. I think it serves an important purpose and 41 million is not bad really. Of course I am one of those big CIVIC RELIGION people .

The Saints / Viking game had 57.9 million viewers

Still what Durber is saying is significant. Perhaps if the President's TV ratings drop much more we can put him on just in re runs in three years.