Since there was no advertising in President Obama's address, the speech was stripped out of the final numbers (though I'm sure Nielsen will report cumulative totals for the address shortly), but here are the final broadcast program ratings for Wednesday night.
Wednesday night final broadcast TV ratings:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | NBC | The Voice Results(8:16-9:16p) | 3.3/10 | 10.01 |
| FOX | So You Think You Can Dance (8:16-10:16) | 2.2/6 | 6.28 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model (R) | 0.4/1 | 0.92 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | The Middle | 1.1/3 | 3.99 |
| CBS | Undercover Boss (R) | 1.0/3 | 4.42 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | America's Got Talent 9:16-10:16p | 3.9/11 | 13.49 |
| ABC | Modern Family (R) | 1.6/5 | 4.47 | |
| CBS | Criminal Minds (R) | 1.3/4 | 6.33 | |
| CW | America's Next Top Model (R) | 0.4/1 | 0.87 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | Happy Endings (R) | 1.1/3 | 2.79 |
| 10:00 | NBC | America's Got Talent (R) 10:16p- | 2.9/8 | 10.75 |
| ABC | Primetime Nightline | 1.3/4 | 4.76 | |
| CBS | Blue Bloods (R) | 1.0/3 | 5.83 | |
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