Ratings data for the 75th U.S. Primetime Television Emmy Awards are released. During the live broadcast, only 4.3 million viewers in the United States watched this program, a 27% decrease from the previous year, setting a record low in Emmy Awards ratings.
The last Emmy Awards ceremony was held in September 2022. The number of viewers was 5.9 million, which was the lowest result in history at that time; while the number of viewers of the previous one was 7.9 million, showing an increasingly low and There is a trend of increasing declines - in fact, five of the past six Emmy Awards have set new lows in ratings.
Poster for the 75th U.S. Primetime Television Emmy Awards
This Emmy Awards was originally scheduled to be held on September 18, 2023, but was postponed to the evening of January 15, 2024 due to the strike by the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild. It stands to reason that this day happens to be the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the United States, and there should be a large number of viewers who have time to watch the Emmy Awards broadcast. However, on the other hand, this time period coincides with the American Sports Network (ESPN) live broadcast of the final focus game of the NFL playoff wild card game, and many news channels are also broadcasting Iowa The state Republican primaries stole a lot of viewers and ultimately caused the Emmy Awards ratings to hit a new low. Especially compared to the 9.4 million viewers of the Golden Globe Awards broadcast live eight days ago, it was more than 50% less, and it also showed that the appeal of the Emmy Awards was deteriorating.
As for awards, this year’s Emmy Awards consist of three works: HBO’s “Succession,” FX’s comedy “Bear’s Diner,” and Netflix’s “The Furious.” They won almost all major awards. Many African-American and Asian actors, such as Nancy Nash, Ali Huang, Steven Yeun and Ayo Adweli, also won the top prizes in multiple categories, creating a new history of the Emmy Awards and reflecting the The pursuit of diversity in American television.
At the 2021 Emmy Awards two years ago, although the number of non-white actors nominated hit a new high, in the end the winners of all major acting awards were all white actors, which also suddenly appeared on social media received criticism that "the Emmy Awards are too white". The results of this year's awards made the media and the public relatively satisfied, and host Anthony Anderson's full-scale performance also won unanimous recognition from the outside world.
This year’s Emmy Awards ceremony focused on the nostalgia card. The original cast of several old dramas such as "Cheers", "The Sopranos", "Grey's Anatomy", "Martin", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", etc., all reunited after many years and took to the stage to bring new There were many surprises for the old audience, and there were also memorial sessions for dead stars such as Matthew Perry, which also moved the audience deeply.
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