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Emmy Ratings Low Delivers Awards-Show Gut Check


VIP's Andrew Wallenstein weighs in on the all-time low ratings for this year's Emmy Awards in the latest episode of Variety's Strictly Business podcast.

Fox’s Monday, Jan. 15, airing of the 75th annual Emmy Awards delivered an audience of 4.3 million total viewers, marking a new low for the kudocast, according to Nielsen data. In the latest episode of Variety ‘s Strictly Business podcast, Wallenstein analyzes why 2024 was a singularly bad year for Emmys due to a perfect storm of factors beyond its control. The latest Emmys also was in the unenviable position of vying for attention with the Monday night NFL playoff game (between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) as well as results from the Iowa Republican presidential caucus.

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