New York • The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed to build excitement for a new season.
The Nielsen company said the audience for Fox's host-less show on Sunday was down 32% from 2018, which was previously the smallest ever. It's the first time the Emmy audience has slipped below 10 million people.
Competition from an NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns was blamed for siphoning off some viewers.