Golden Globes actually saw a drop in ratings this year after picking roast comedian Nikki Glaser as the host of the annual awards show on Sunday night.
It was initally reported by CBS that the 82nd annual awards show ratings jumped seven percent from last year’s show, bringing in an average of 10.1 million viewers, the Hollywood Reporter reported. The network also reported that live streams on its app and Paramount plus were up nine percent from the show in 2024, per VideoAmp, the company CBS uses for ratings amid its contract dispute with Nielsen.
However, Variety later released numbers from Nielsen that showed a dip of two percent in the ratings, with 9.3 million viewers, compared to the average of 9.4 million viewers the Golden Globes brought in 2024.
Last year’s show was up 51 percent from when the show aired on NBC in 2023, when it drew an average of 6.25 million viewers —…
