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Golden Globes Audience Drops to 8.7 Million, 6 Percent Below 2025 Figure

The awards show faced stiff competition on Sunday night from an NFL playoff game on NBC, which drew nearly 30 million viewers.
Golden Globes Audience Drops to 8.7 Million, 6 Percent Below 2025 Figure
Joe Alwyn, Noah Jupe, Chloe Zhao, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, and Jacobi Jupe with the best motion picture—drama award for "Hamnet" at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 11, 2026. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Haika Mrema
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The 83rd Golden Globe Awards drew an estimated 8.7 million viewers across the United States, according to Nielsen, marking a 6 percent decline from the 9.3 million viewers who watched the ceremony in 2025.

The awards show aired live on CBS on Jan. 11 and was hosted for the second consecutive year by comedian Nikki Glaser. This year’s audience also fell below CBS’s previous two Golden Globes broadcasts. The network’s first year airing the show in 2024 attracted about 9.4 million viewers.

Haika Mrema
Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.