Tuesday, September 22, 2020

“Dummies” (Emmys, Whatever) Ratings Fall to a Record-Low 6.1 Million Viewers

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Monday, September 21, 2020 at 6:11:00 P.M. EDT

GRA: Now if NFL ratings are similar, maybe the powers that be can see things a little differently about pushing the politics over entertainment—or they’ll ignore it (like they do CNN’s ratings.)

(Yahoo News)

“Television ratings for Sunday night’s 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards dropped to a record low of 6.1 million viewers, according to data released by ABC on Monday (DIS).

That represented the lowest amount of viewers in the show’s history, and off substantially from the roughly 6.9 million people who watched the show last year, ABC added.

The all-virtual ceremony — which included its fair share of pandemic-focused gags from presenters in hazmat suits to a live, on-air COVID-19 test — will pave the way for future award shows like the Oscars which will now take place in April of 2021 as a result of the coronavirus.

GRA: I turned it on around 9:30 p.m., and saw David Letterman wheeze out three jokes that he said were from 1986—the last he said HE hosted.

Funnier than Kimmell. --GRA

 

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