Emmys Hit 6.7 Million Viewers, Down 9% From Last Year
NBC’s telecast of the 78th Emmy Awards hit 6.7 million viewers on Monday night, per Nielsen. That total marks a 9% decrease from last year’s ceremony on CBS, which brought in 7.4 million viewers — the award show’s best performance since 2021. It should be noted, though, that the 2025 ceremony took place on a […]
The 2026 Emmys witnessed a significant decline in viewership, with preliminary numbers showing a 11.7% drop from the previous year's ceremony. The 78th annual event aired live from Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, attracting 6.7 million viewers across NBC and Peacock platforms. This marked a decline of 11.7% compared to the 7.59 million viewers who tuned in for the 77th annual awards ceremony in 2025, which was the most-watched Emmys since 2021.
Despite a 10% increase in total viewers compared to NBC's 2022 Emmys, the ratings were still down nearly 10% from last year's figures. The ceremony's shift to a Monday night, to accommodate NBC's Sunday Night Football, did not negatively impact its performance, as it emerged as Monday's No. 1 entertainment show and the most-watched Monday entertainment telecast of 2026.
The show also held the highest reach for a non-holiday NBC entertainment special on Peacock and generated 133 million video view counts across various social media platforms, the highest among all programs of the night.
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