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President Obama’s tele vised address Tuesday night averaged a combined 41 million across broadcast and cable networks.

During the 36-minute address, delivered at West Point, Obama laid out his plan for the war in Afghanistan.

Viewership for Tuesday night’s speech was up 27 percent from Obama’s last prime-time TV address (Sept. 9), when he addressed a joint session of Congress, according to Nielsen.

That speech drew 32 million viewers.

Obama’s most-watched prime-time speech was his Stimulus Plan address to the nation last February, which averaged nearly 50 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

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