Emmy viewership hits record low against NFL, Iowa caucuses

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) U.S. viewership for Mondays Emmy awards honoring the best of television fell to a record low 4.3 million on the Fox broadcast network, according to preliminary estimates released on Tuesday...

The ceremony, which was delayed by four months because of labor turmoil in Hollywood last year, faced competition from a National Football League game and the Iowa caucuses, the first Republican contest of the 2024 U.S. presidential race...

It was the first time the 75th edition of the awards show competed with the NFL, the biggest draw on U.S. television...

The 75th Emmy Awards telecast on MLKs birthday Monday night did precisely what it should have done: Celebrate the art form known as television in all its ever-changing forms, challenges and increasing diversity, McNamara wrote...

Viewership of traditional television, and awards shows, has been on the decline for years as audiences spend time on streaming and social media...