Returning to their usual September berth helpe give a big boost to the for the . Sunday’s show on ABC averaged 6.87 viewers in fast national ratings from Nielsen.
That’s a 54 percent jump over the delayed 2023 , which pulled in — an all-time low for the awards (at least in the 35 to 40 years of total viewer records). The 2023 aired on Fox in January, four months later than usual after last year’s writers and actors strikes. Sunday’s broadcast also drew a 1.
02 rating among adults 18-49, a 17 percent improvement over last year’s low. The Emmys have struggled in the ratings even before the COVID-19 pandemic produced lows across the board for awards shows. While the Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globes have since rebounded some since then (though not to their former heights), the Emmys telecast hasn’t averaged more than 8 million viewers since 2018 and has only topped 7 million once since then, on .
The show averaged 11.19 million viewers in the four years from 2015-18. More to come.
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