Emmy Awards Ratings Down Nearly 10% From Last Year
Amid NFL competition, NBC's 78th Emmy Awards telecast drew 6.7 million viewers, Nielsen reported, while Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay' dominated awards with 14 wins.
- On Monday, NBC's telecast of the 78th Emmy Awards reached 6.7 million viewers, a 10% decline from the 7.42 million viewers who watched CBS's ceremony last year.
- NBC aired the event against an NFL Monday Night Football game where the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos, creating significant viewership competition.
- Hosted by "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Mariska Hargitay, the ceremony saw Apple TV's "Widow's Bay" dominate the night, setting a record for a comedy with 14 awards.
- The company reported the broadcast achieved its "best ever reach" for a non-holiday NBC entertainment special simulcast on Peacock, while the Television Academy is in talks with Amazon Prime Video.
- After 31 years of rotating between NBC, CBS, Fox, and ABC, the Emmys appear poised for a transition toward streaming platforms, likely marking the final traditional broadcast.
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Emmy Awards ratings down nearly 10% from last year – WTOP News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ratings for the Emmy Awards were down nearly 10% from last year, with the viewer numbers dipping again after a couple of years of growth. About 6.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the 78th primetime Emmy Awards on NBC, according to data released Tuesday by the network. “Widow’s Bay” from...
Emmy TV Ratings Down 10% From Last Year
Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan and the original Charlie’s Angels couldn’t help prevent a ratings drop-off for last night’s Emmys. The Mariska Hargitay-hosted ceremony, which aired on NBC and Peacock, was down 10% from last year with 6.7M total viewers. This was some 720,000 viewers down from the 7.42M that tuned in to watch the Nate Bargatze-hosted show on CBS last year. It was largely in line with the 2024 ceremony, which aired on ABC, which saw 6.…
Emmys Hit 6.7 Million Viewers, Down 9% From Last Year
NBC’s telecast of the 78th Emmy Awards hit 6.7 million viewers on Monday night, per Nielsen. That total marks a 9% decrease from last year’s ceremony on CBS, which brought in 7.4 million viewers — the award show’s best performance since 2021. It should be noted, though, that the 2025 ceremony took place on a […]
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