The 78th Emmy Awards drew a somewhat smaller audience than the 77th awards, based on preliminary Nielsen ratings. Early numbers for Monday’s telecast put the Emmys at 6.7 million viewers on NBC and other platforms, including Peacock. That figure may change some when final ratings are released Wednesday, but the Emmys are currently down about 10 percent from last year’s preliminary number. The 2025 awards averaged 7.42 million viewers in early ratings before adjusting up to a final same-day total of 7.59 million. A similar adjustment for this year’s awards would put the NBC/Peacock telecast in line with the 6.9 million viewers for the…
