CBS was the most watched of the four major broadcast networks, drawing 4.6 million total viewers. NBC was second with 4.4 million viewers, followed by ABC with 3.6 million and Fox drawing 3.4 million.

Viewership on the Big Four networks topped 20 million in 2019, suggesting at least a 21 percent drop in viewership this year across the four major networks.

Numbers for the major cable news networks are due out later Tuesday afternoon.

In 2019, Fox News led all networks in drawing 11.1 million total viewers, while MSNBC averaged 3.8 million and CNN had 3.4 million.

Overall, Trump's 2019 State of the Union address drew nearly 47 million viewers.

Following the speech, Pelosi told a Fox News reporter that ripping up the speech "was the courteous thing to do considering the alternatives.”

Trump has not commented directly on Pelosi's gesture but has retweeted a series of tweets slamming the House Speaker, including one calling on her to be censured.

Pelosi's actions come after it appeared the president ignored the Speaker's attempt to shake his hand at the beginning of the speech.

The most-watched State of the Union of all time was in 2002 for President George W. Bush's address to Congress, which took in more than 62 million viewers about five months after the 9/11 attacks.