Culterix78th Emmys broadcast ratings fall nearly 10%
The Mariska Hargitay-hosted telecast drew a smaller audience than last year’s show.
The Mariska Hargitay-hosted 78th Emmys broadcast drew a smaller live audience than last year's telecast, with ratings down nearly 10% year over year.
This isn't an isolated dip — it's another data point in a multi-year decline that's affected most major award shows as viewing habits shift away from live broadcast television. The bigger story isn't any one year's number, but how consistently that trend line keeps pointing the same direction.
Why it matters. Another data point in award shows' long ratings decline.