Emmy Ratings Sink To An All-Time Low

For the second consecutive year, the Emmy Awards hit an all-time low in its ratings.

According to Variety, the telecast of television’s biggest night pulled in 6.9 million viewers, which is almost 33 percent less than what last year’s Emmy ceremony had. In 2018, a total of 10.1 million viewers watched the star-studded night which was the previous low for the awards show. The broadcast averaged just 1.6 among adults 18-49, down 33 percent from 2.4 in the previous year.

The numbers for the Emmys have been declining since 2015. That year, a total of 11.9 million watched the ceremony while it came nominally down to 11.4 million in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The viewership saw a major drop in 2018, but then it had a more disappointing decline this year.

The slide for the star-studded show has been the biggest decline among the major televised awards shows. The Academy Awards broadcast saw a jump of 10 percent in viewership this year while the Golden Globes and the Grammys have proven to remain steady year after year.

Meanwhile, “Game Of Thrones” and “Fleabag” came out as the biggest winners at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. Nominated for mind-boggling 32 nominations, HBO’s fantasy drama “GoT” took home 12 Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series. Peter Dinklage won the Best Supporting Actor (Male) for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister on the show.

This is the second consecutive year that Dinklage won the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. The “Avengers: Infinity War” star now has four awards in the category after being nominated for all the eight seasons of the show.

On the other hand, “Fleabag” won six awards, including Oustanding Comedy Series. Phoebe Waller-Bridge took home two Emmys for the series which included Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Oustanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

Here’s the full list of the winners:

• Outstanding Drama Series – “Game Of Thrones”
• Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Jodie Conner (“Killing Eve”)
• Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Billy Porter for (“Pose”)
• Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Peter Dinklage (“Game Of Thrones”)
• Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Julia Garner (“Ozark”)
• Outstanding Comedy Series – “Fleabag”
• Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”)
• Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Bill Hader (“Barry”)
• Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Tony Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
• Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
• Writing for a Comedy Series – Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”)
• Outstanding Limited Series – “Chernobyl”