Emmys Viewership Jumps 54% to Nearly 7M

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night drew nearly 7 million viewers on ABC, marking a significant increase in viewership from the January ceremony's record low. This year's show, which returned to its customary mid-September slot post-Hollywood strike delays, featured Shogun, Hacks, and Baby Reindeer capturing top honors.

Hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy, the broadcast saw a 54% rise in audience numbers compared to the January event on Fox, which attracted only 4.3 million viewers. Notably, the show performed well despite competing with NFL football. Viewership figures for the Emmys have fluctuated over recent years, hitting a previous low of 6.1 million during the 2020 pandemic-affected ceremony and jumping to 7.4 million in 2021 when aided by an NFL lead-in.

The Emmys rotate among the four major broadcast networks, with each year offering varying levels of success. The last instance of viewership surpassing 10 million was in 2018, reaching 10.2 million viewers. Historical highs like the 21.8 million audience in 2000 seem increasingly unattainable in the current television landscape. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)