Ratings: Emmys Slip to New Demo Low While Matching Last Year's Audience
Praise, wee — CBS’ broadcast of the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards delivered all-time lows.
The Stephen Colbert-hosted ceremony drew 11.38 million total viewers and a 2.5 rating (per finals), matching last year’s all-time smallest audience while slipping 11 percent in the demo to a new low.
Sunday night’s telecast showed much love to Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale (the first streaming series to be named best drama) and HBO’s Big Little Lies, while Colbert’s opening number/monologue earned an average grade of “B+” from TVLine readers. Network-by-network, HBO netted 29 total Emmys, followed by Netflix (20), NBC (15), Hulu (10) and ABC (7). Emmys host CBS picked up four, all at the previous weekend’s Creative Arts ceremony.
Providing stiff competition for TV’s starriest night, NBC Sunday Night Football‘s Packers/Falcons match-up drew 18.5 million total viewers and a 6.4 rating, down 14 and 20 percent from last week’s fast nats.
Over on Fox, The Orville with a stronger NFL lead-in did 7.6 mil and a 2.6, up from its premiere’s preliminary numbers (7.3 mil/2.3). ABC’s Funderdome (3 mil/0.6) and Pyramid (2.9 mil/0.5) slipped to season lows.
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