Despite Diversity Efforts, Golden Globes Ratings Tank For 2023 Show

This year’s Golden Globe Awards Were back in the midst of a diversity-related controversy but only managed to attract 6.3 millions a href=”https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television”>television This is the lowest audience in years and represents a 26% drop from 2021.

This year’s broadcast narrowly avoided the worst-ever viewership, which occurred in 2008 during the Hollywood writers’ strike. 

Per Nielsen DataIn its peak years between 2010-2020, the program was watched by an average of between 17 million to 20 millions viewers. It even got close to Academy Award viewing in 2019, making the program a contender to be the most-watched. Showcase of awardsIn 2020, the Globes had 18.3 million viewers.

But then two events eviscerated the broadcast, and so far, it hasn’t recovered.

These growing numbers were affected greatly by the COVID epidemic. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 2021 Globes. They received just 6.9 million viewers. Adults 18 to 49 rated it 1.5. The virtual bicoastal event was not as popular as in the past. 

After accusations of a lack in diversity and inclusion within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC decided to not air the program in 2022. The HFPA hosted last year’s Globes as a private ceremony at the Beverly Hilton and didn’t have any nominees in attendance. It also promised to make changes in the organization. 

The show aired again on NBC this year, and it was back to its normal schedule. Jerrod Carmichael was selected as the host by the HFPA to meet new diversity standards. His monologue began by explaining why he was hired.

“I’ll tell you why I’m here. I’m here because I’m black,” Carmichael Jokes Before referring to the alleged racism of HFPA in past.

“This show, the Golden Globe Awards, did not air last year because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which I won’t say they were a racist organization, but they didn’t have a single black member until George Floyd died,” He went on. “So do with that information what you will.”

One reason for the low viewership could be that The Globes used take place on Sunday nights. Fans may not have known the ceremony was being aired on Tuesday night. There were many reactions on social media that suggested they didn’t know it was happening.

Industry-wide, the industry is seeing a decline in award show viewers. September’s 74th Annual Emmy Awards witnessed a decrease in viewership. steep decline In viewership, just 5.9million people tuned in. “television’s biggest night.” This was a 25% drop compared to last year.

Even the Academy Awards isn’t attracting the audience it used to. While last year’s show in March represented a 58% Increase It was still the second-lowest viewing audience in awards show history, compared to the year before. 

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