U.S. audience for Emmy Awards show hits record low

(Reuters) – The television audience for the Emmy Awards slumped to an all time low, according to Nielsen ratings data on Tuesday, drawing just 10.2 million American viewers.

70th Primetime Emmy Awards – Show – Los Angeles, California, U.S., 17/09/2018 – Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch series. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

The three-hour Emmy ceremony was televised live from Los Angeles on Monday on Comcast Corp’s NBC network.

Last year’s Emmy Awards ceremony, celebrating the best of television, was seen by 11.4 million U.S. viewers, which itself was a record low figure.

Reporting by Jill Serjeant, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien

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