The Nielsen data for the 2022 Emmys on NBC is in, and it doesn’t look good for TV’s biggest night.
The awards show was down 25% from last year in total viewership and hit a new viewership record.
On Monday, the 74th Emmy Awards hosted by Kenan Thompson had a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49, the lowest key show stat ever for the Emmys. The previous record was set by the 2020 show, which aired on ABC, and settled for a 1.3 rating. The following year, the Emmys rebounded to 1.9.
Last night’s show drew 5.9 million total viewers compared to last year’s run on CBS, which brought in 7.9 million. It’s a new low and in stark contrast to the 2021 show, which marked a reversal of the steady decline in Emmys audience size. Last year’s Emmys saw a 16% increase in viewership from 2020’s historic 12% drop to 6.37 million viewers.
The 2022 Emmys aired live from 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET to 8:03 p.m. PT/11:03 p.m. ET and were also available to stream live on Peacock.
Top winners at this year’s Emmys included HBO’s “Succession” for drama, Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” for comedy, and HBO’s “The White Lotus” for anthology series. The No. 1 network for the 2022 Emmys was HBO/HBO Max with 38 wins.
Produced by Done+Dusted in association with Hudlin Entertainment and directed by Hamish Hamilton, the Emmys were broadcast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
See the full list of Monday Night’s 2022 Emmy Award winners here.