LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmy Awards telecast on Fox reached a record low audience of 4.3 million viewers, as the long-term trend of diminishing ratings for the show continues.
The Nielsen company said Tuesday that the Monday night show hosted by Anthony Anderson with “Succession†and “The Bear†was down from the previous record low of 5.9 million for NBC's telecast in 2022, the last time the event was held.
This year's had a lot working against them. They were was delayed four months from its usual September spot by Hollywood's writers and actors strikes, and had to compete with both an and in the presidential campaign.
The audience was less than half of what the CBS telecast of the Golden Globes got eight days earlier. That show, which in attendance including , had 9.4 million viewers.
The Emmys and Anderson got generally positive reviews for a show that spent much of its time honoring past television, with reunions and set recreations from shows including “Cheers,†“Martin†and “Grey's Anatomy.†called it “delightful†while praised its “polish, proficiency and emotion.â€
But that didn't help the continuing decline in numbers.
The height-of-the-pandemic on ABC, with no in-person audience and remote nominees, set a new low at the time with , but the show bounced back for CBS.
Then the decline began again in 2022.
The four broadcast networks rotate airings of the show.
The last time the Emmys reached more than 10 million viewers was 2018, when it drew in 10.2 million. The show had 21.8 million viewers in 2000, a level it's unlikely ever to reach again.
