President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's first State of the Union address scored 45.6 million viewers across 12 broadcast and cable networks, according to final numbers from Nielsen Media Research, with just 4.2 million adults in the prized medai demographic between the age of 18 and 34 tuning in for the big political event.

Trump inaccurately claimed on Twitter on Thursday that his 45.6 million viewers represented "the highest number in history" ever received for a State of the Union address.

Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech. 45.6 million people watched, the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in. Delivered from the heart! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 1, 2018



But the 45.6 million figure didn't match President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon Trump appointees stymie recommendations to boost minority voting: report Obama's first presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' set for November release MORE's first State of the Union ratings, which received 48 million viewers in 2010. Trump's first address to a joint session Congress in 2017 also surpassed his State of the Union viewership this year, at 47.8 million.

And Trump's State of the Union viewership was far behind President Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonD-Day for Trump: September 29 Trump job approval locked at 42 percent: Gallup If Trump doesn't know why he should be president again, how can voters? MORE's State of the Union address in 1993, which registered 66.9 million viewers.



On the demographics front, Nielsen reports that 26.6 million viewers, which comes to more than half of total viewers, were 55 years old or older, which is just outside the key 25–54 demographic advertisers covet most.



Overall, Fox News captured about one-quarter of all viewers against 11 other competitors on broadcast and cable. The broadcast was the cable network's first time topping all of the broadcast networks for a State of the Union address.



Streaming options are also becoming a more popular alternative as quality has improved greatly over the past few years, while "cord-cutting" of relatively expensive cable TV options has accelerated.



Fox News and CNN announced it saw sharp increases on the digital viewing front as well.



"Fox News digital page views were up 30 percent in comparison to the 2016 State of the Union address with uniques up 62 percent and video views more than doubling," the network said in a release citing Adobe Analytics, a marketing analytics and reporting tool. No exact numbers were made available.



CNN Digital’s livestream for the prime-time address also delivered sizable viewership, with CNN.com, CNNi.com and CNN mobile applications seeing 1.7 million live video starts.