Golden Globes Ratings Sink to Lowest Level in Four Years
by EG
The Golden Globes delivered some surprises on Sunday, but that wasn't enough to boost the show's flagging ratings. Maybe the upset wins and losses are an indication that the pool of nominees wasn't very compelling? Read on for details.
Via Deadline.
Last night’s 76th Golden Globe Awards saw big surprises like Bohemian Rhapsody’s big win for Best Motion Picture — Drama, a big send-off for FX’s The Americans, flu shots, a trio of victories for Green Book, some history made by co-host Sandra Oh, and a Saturday Night Live alum mock marriage proposal.
Clocking in at around 3 hours and 20 minutes and coming right after a NFL Wild Card playoff game that threatened to run long, the ceremony fronted by Oh and Andy Samberg was a bit more traditional than usual and never even mentioned Donald Trump once. Kicking off the awards season, the omission of the often Hollywood-reviled former Celebrity Apprentice host came despite pointed political remarks by Vice star Christian Bale, Roma director Alfonso Cuarón, and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story executive producer Brad Simpson.
Following the six-year ratings low of last year’s Seth Meyers-hosted Globes, NBC was looking for a win in the numbers. However, on a Sunday of little primetime competition on broadcast or cable and the big lead-in of the Philadelphia Eagles’ close win over the Chicago Bears, it looks like the Comcast-owned net were denied.
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