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FLOP: Emmy Awards Scores Lowest Rating In Award Show’s History

Emily Zanotti

Ratings for the 69th Annual Emmy Awards followed a trend Sunday night, as Americans tuned out of Hollywood’s self-aggrandizing in record numbers.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the Emmys scored an abysmal 8.2 overnight rating — about 11.2 million viewers — and dropped more than 2% in viewership from last year’s show. The show also scored a 2.8 rating within its target demographic of young adults between 18 and 35 — a record low.

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