{
  "id": 7656454,
  "title": "Emmys Ratings Down Nearly 10% With Mariska Hargitay-Hosted Ceremony On NBC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/emmys-ratings-down-nearly-10-with-mariska-hargitay-hosted-ceremony-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:27:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2259732/emmys-2026-ratings-nbc-mariska-hargitay-host/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This year's Emmy Awards ceremony on NBC saw a significant decline in viewership, with only 6.7 million viewers tuning in across all platforms, according to preliminary numbers. This represents a nearly 10 percent drop from last year's ceremony, which was hosted by Nate Bargatze and drew 7.42 million viewers. Despite this decline, the 2025 Emmys managed to surpass the most recent awards show to air on a Monday night, as Fox's broadcast garnered just 4.4 million linear viewers in January 2024. The previous year, there were actually two Emmy ceremonies held, with the 2023 event being postponed due to the Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes. This year's ceremony saw Mariska Hargitay taking over as the host, following her recent tribute to TV screens. Among the big winners at the ceremony, HBO Max's \"The Pitt\" claimed its second consecutive Emmy for best drama series, while Apple TV's new hit \"Widow's Bay\" set a record by winning 14 awards in a single year, making it the most successful comedy series in terms of wins.",
  "summary": "This year's Emmys on NBC dipped nearly 10 percent in the ratings with Mariska Hargitay as host - see the numbers for yourself.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}