Emmy Awards Ratings Sink to All-Time Low, Reports Say

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel speak onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sept. 22, 2019. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox drew record-low viewership on Sept. 22, according to reports.

Variety, citing Nielsen, said that the Emmys posted a 5.7 rating and a 10 share in the overnight metered market ratings. It’s down about 23 percent from last year’s show, which aired on NBC, and 30 percent from 2017, which aired on CBS.