It seems to be like viewers weren’t keen on watching one other digital occasion.
The 72nd Annual Emmy Awards on Sunday delivered 5.1 million whole viewers for ABC.
The telecast was down 27 p.c vs. final yr’s viewers low.
Given the modifications on the earth since, and the truth that there was no stay viewers, and the awards have been picked up just about, it is smart.
Many TV exhibits have pivoted to provide episodes just about, and it is clear that viewers are rising uninterested in remotely-produced content material.
The fantastic thing about an awards present is in watching the expertise decide up their awards in-person, in addition to retaining on top of things with the entire newest trend.
These two causes alone meant that it was going to be a bitter tablet to swallow for most individuals tuning in.
That being mentioned, awards exhibits have been shedding floor within the conventional scores for years, and do not get timeshifted all that a lot.
Who needs to look at an awards present after studying the entire winners by means of phrase of mouth and, after all, social media?
With out the crimson carpet, ABC scheduled Movie star Household Feud forward of the telecast, and it pulled in 5 million viewers.
Compared to the Emmys broadcast, that could be a good quantity.
Sunday Night time Soccer, as anticipated, took successful week-to-week, nevertheless it nonetheless managed to ship 14.Three million whole viewers.
Over on CBS, 60 Minutes managed 7.5 million viewers and a 1.Three score, whereas Massive Brother (3.5 million/0.9 score) and Love Island (1.7 million/0.four score) each held up nicely within the face of stronger competitors.
As for the winners of the Emmys, it was a superb night time for Watchmen, which nabbed 11 whole wins, whereas the ultimate season of Schitt’s Creek managed 9.
HBO managed 30 whole wins, dwarfing Netflix’s 21. Pop TV had a superb exhibiting because of Schitt’s Creek with 10 whole wins.
What are your ideas on the scores?
Are you shocked?
Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Observe him on Twitter.