The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards scored an average of 6.87 million viewers Sunday on ABC, a significant increase over the trophy show’s recent doldrums and the best showing since 2021, according to Nielsen. The evening ceremony at the Peacock Theater in downtown L.
A. was the second go-around for the Television Academy in nine months. The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were held in January after being delayed by the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes of last year.
That telecast, which aired on Fox, was watched by 4.3 million viewers, an all-time low. The delay of the last ceremony put the Emmys in the same month as the Golden Globe Awards and Critics Choice Awards, which may have made it one kudos fest too many for viewers.
The telecast also faced an NFL playoff game. The last Emmy telecast held in its traditional September time slot, in 2022, set the previous low with 5.9 million viewers.
Eugene Levy and his son Dan, who co-starred in the beloved Emmy-winning comedy “Schitt’s Creek,” were hosts of the Sunday ceremony, which saw a surprise comedy win with Max’s “Hacks” unexpectedly beating the favorite, FX’s acclaimed restaurant series “The Bear.” “The Bear,” which came in with a record 23 nominations, emerged with 11 wins, topping the record for a comedy that the series set last year. FX also had a record-setting winner with “Shogun,” a drama set in 17th century feudal Japan, which earned 18 awards, the most of any program in a single year.
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