Julia Stoll
Research expert covering TV and video media
The Emmy Awards - statistics & facts
The Emmy Awards honor outstanding achievements in U.S. television programming. Unlike most other award show formats, the Emmys encompass multiple separate ceremonies that are spread throughout the year and recognize excellence across a wide range of categories. The highlight of the television awards calendar is arguably the Primetime Emmy Awards show, which was last held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 12, 2022. The ceremony was broadcast live on NBC, but even though the star-studded event is considered television鈥檚 biggest night, the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards drew the smallest TV audience to date. Based on the latest reports, the number of Emmy Awards viewers plummeted to an estimated 5.92 million in 2022, down from 7.4 million in 2021. This downward trend in viewership has also been affecting other prestigious award shows, and even the Golden Globes and Academy Awards saw all-time lows in viewership in recent years.
