TV Ratings: The Emmys hit their lowest point (again)

For the third time in the past four years, the Emmys have dropped in ratings.

NBC’s 74th Primetime Emmys averaged 5.92 million viewers, dropping below 6 million for the first time. The previous low was set in 2020, when 6.36 million people tuned in to the ABC broadcast.

Monday’s show had an average rating of 1.09 in Adults 18-49, also an all-time low for the Emmy.

Last year’s Emmy Awards, which aired on CBS, recorded two straight years of record lows. The show drew 7.83 million viewers and a 1.81 rating in the 18-49 demographic, the best rating since the 2018 Emmys. Monday’s show is down 24% in viewers and nearly 40% in viewership. age group from 18 to 49 years.

hbo white lotus was the big winner at Monday’s ceremony, taking home five awards, including best anthology or miniseries (it won five more at the Creative Arts Awards in September). Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of HBO, also topped the list with 40 awards, 14 more than runner-up Netflix.

Simultaneous transmission of four networks Monday night footballThe season premiere, on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, drew 19.84 million viewers, up 17% from the franchise’s 2021 debut of 16.97 million. Their Emmy winning margin was much greater than it was in 2018 when they faced off: that night, ESPN’s football broadcast averaged 11.72 million viewers and 10.21 million for the Emmy on NBC.

accumulated audience Monday night football He is the oldest in several years. ABC had about 10.3 million viewers and ESPN just under 8 million; on ESPN2’s “Manningcast” and ESPN Deportes’ Spanish broadcast belonged to the rest.