An audience of 8.7 million viewers watched the Golden Globes on Sunday, according to Nielsen, a decline of almost 7% from the year prior.
Sunday’s telecast on CBS, hosted by Nikki Glaser, didn’t quite reach the viewership levels of the two previous Globes on CBS. In the network’s first year with the award show, the broadcast was watched by 9.4 million. Last year, 9.3 million tuned in to the show, also hosted by Glaser.
CBS and the Golden Globes in 2024 signed a five-year deal to broadcast the annual ceremony following years on NBC.
After a diversity and ethics scandal led NBC to drop the Globes, the show was sold to the Penske Media-owned Dick Clark Productions and Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries. Back in the late 2010s, the Globes typically drew close to 20 million viewers.
On Sunday night, when “One Battle After Another” and “Hamnet” took top honors, many
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