8.7 Million Viewers Against Football
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The 83rd annual Golden Globes drew an average of 8.7 million viewers on CBS, marking a 6% decline from the 2025 ceremony's 9.3 million viewers and continuing a downward trend from 2024.
- The ceremony aired at 5 p.m. PT and benefited from lead-in viewership of the NFL game on CBS but faced direct competition from NBC’s NFL wild card game broadcast.
- Nikki Glaser hosted the Globes for the second consecutive year, receiving positive reviews and generating significant social media engagement, with her opening monologue amassing 14 million views across platforms in 36 hours.
- The ceremony achieved a record 42 million social interactions, the highest in Golden Glob
