The Kennedy Heart is dismissing the scores efficiency of the Donald Trump-hosted 2025 Kennedy Heart honors, which received record-low television viewership.
Going into the 2025 Kennedy Heart Honors, President Trump — who hand-picked the honorees and emceed the occasion — promised the “highest-rated present that they’ve ever performed.” Nevertheless, in line with Nielsen information, the December twenty third broadcast ended up drawing solely 3.01 million viewers, a 26% year-over-year decline from the 2024 ceremony, which was watched by 4.1 million individuals.
Roma Daravi, vice chairman of public relations for the Kennedy Heart, is now pushing again in opposition to the low scores narrative, saying in a press release (by way of The Hollywood Reporter): “Evaluating this yr’s broadcast scores to prior years is a basic apples-to-oranges comparability and proof of far-left bias. This system carried out extraordinarily effectively throughout key demographics and platforms, regardless of business and timing disadvantages, together with a Tuesday air date two days earlier than Christmas.”
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“With total tv utilization down roughly 20 % yr over yr, the published nonetheless tied for the #1 spot amongst adults aged 25–54, alongside a stay NBA doubleheader,” Daravi added. “And on social media, Honors garnered 1.5 billion impressions in only one evening — up from solely 50 million related impressions final yr. This was a profitable evening celebrating the excellent achievements of our Honorees on the Trump Kennedy Heart.”
Whereas it’s true the 2024 Kennedy Heart Honors aired on a Sunday and benefited from an NFL lead-in, the published has lengthy been scheduled round Christmas. For instance, the 2023 ceremony aired on Wednesday, December 27, whereas the 2022 occasion aired on Tuesday, December 28. Nonetheless, each broadcasts drew respectable audiences: 5.3 million viewers in 2022 and 4.5 million in 2023.
