# Emmys draw 6.7 million viewers

> NBC’s Monday Emmys slipped from last year, but beat the show’s recent Monday benchmarks.
- Title: Emmys draw 6.7 million viewers · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: NBC’s Monday Emmys slipped from last year, but beat the show’s recent Monday benchmarks. The 2026 Emmys were down from 2025, but the Monday-night context…
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- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/emmys-2026-ratings-viewers-1236863148
- Author: Selome Hailu
- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: emmys, tv ratings, awards, nbc, entertainment, culture
## NBC draws 6.7 million
The 78th Emmy Awards reached 6.7 million viewers on NBC on Monday night, according to Nielsen.

> hit 6.7 million viewers on Monday night
## Down from last year
That audience was 9% below the 2025 ceremony on CBS, which pulled in 7.4 million viewers.

> a 9% decrease from last year’s ceremony
## Sunday helped 2025
Last year’s show aired on a Sunday, a friendlier slot for a three-hour awards telecast than Monday night.
## Monday comparison looks better
Compared with Fox’s Monday Emmys in 2024, NBC’s telecast was up 41% from 4.4 million viewers.

> NBC accomplished a 41% increase
## NFL skewed 2024
The 2024 Emmys faced an NFL playoff game, so Variety points to NBC’s 2022 Monday show as the cleaner comparison.

> the most accurate comparison is perhaps to NBC’s own Monday night Emmys in 2022
## NBC beats its benchmark
Against NBC’s 2022 Monday Emmys, the 2026 show improved 10%, rising from 5.9 million to 6.7 million viewers.

> made a 10% improvement
## Key takeaway

The 2026 Emmys were down from 2025, but the Monday-night context makes the result stronger than the topline drop suggests.