Emmy Ratings Fall to All-Time Lows as TV Awards Show Audience Exodus Continues

10.2 million watched Monday night, a 10 percent drop-off from 2017

Another big awards show, another record-low audience.

Monday night’s 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were not immune from the TV awards show audience exodus. The NBC telecast was watched by 10.2 million total viewers and received a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen’s fast official numbers. Both represented all-time lows for the telecast.

The total audience fell 10 percent from last year’s Emmys, which were on CBS and watched by 11.4 million total viewers and hit a then-low 2.5

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