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The real loser of the 2019 Emmys was… the Emmys! Though popular shows like Fleabag, Chernobyl, and Game of Thrones took home plenty of wins, most viewers didn’t care enough to tune in. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards brought in an all-time low number of ratings, according to every early numbers from Fox’s Sunday-night broadcast.
According to Variety, Fox posted a 5.7 rating and a 10 share in overnight metered market shares in preliminary Nielsen figures, compared to a 7.4 rating last year. Basically, that means the number of viewers dropped 23 percent from last year’s show, which was hosted by NBC on a Monday night. And compared to the 2017 Emmy Awards, which were broadcast by CBS on a Sunday, the 2019 Emmys were down 30 percent in ratings.
It likely didn’t help that the Emmys this year opted to go host-less. Instead, actor and comedian Thomas Lennon provided colorful commentary as the off-screen announcer, a move that didn’t go over well with most viewers if my Twitter feed is to be believed. It also didn’t help that 2019 Emmys were competing with Sunday Night Football on NBC—no doubt many Americans would rather watch the Browns battle the Rams than watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge battle Julia Louis Dreyfus. Though there were some snubs and surprises for those following along closely: Fleabag took home a surprising number of wins, Veep surprisingly took home none, and Jodie Comer from Killing Eve won for Best Actress in an upset. There were also a few fun moments: Homer Simpson died, the Kardashians were mocked to their faces, and Halsey performed “Time After Time.” But it simply wasn’t enough to entice people to tune in.
This is hardly the first time the Emmy Awards have clocked in a new rating low—the exact same thing happened last year. And the year before that, the 2017 Emmys tied with the 2016 Emmys for the lowest-viewed show in the award show’s history. Ratings for awards shows, in general, have been steadily declining, as the rise of social media and streaming provide people better options for keeping up on entertainment news without having to sit through a three-hour broadcast.
This is a developing story that we will update once more rating information becomes available.
