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68th Emmy Awards Definitely Dips to an Historical Low

9.69 Million Viewers, Based on the Fast Affiliates, is Considerably Below the Record Year-Ago Low of 11.87 Million

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Sunday, September 18 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

-Total Viewers:
NBC: 16.93 million, CBS: 11.94, ABC: 8.85, Fox: 1.92

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 6.0 rating/19 share, CBS: 2.8/ 9, ABC: 2.2/ 7, Fox: 0/8/ 3

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7:00 p.m.

ABC – Countdown to The Emmy Awards: Red Carpet Live
Viewers: 6.07 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#3t)

CBS – NFL Football
Viewers: 19.28 million (#1), A18-49: 5.7/21 (#1)

NBC – Football Night in America, part one
Viewers: 6.90 million (#2), A18-49: 2.1/ 7 (#2)

Fox – Bob’s Burgers (R)
Viewers: 2.87 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#3t)

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7:30 p.m.

ABC – Countdown to The Emmy Awards: Red Carpet Live
Viewers: 6.62 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#3)

CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 16.01 million (#1), A18-49: 4.2/15 (#1)

NBC – Football Night in America, part one
Viewers: 10.42 million (#2), A18-49: 3/5/10 (#2)

Fox – Bob’s Burgers (R)
Viewers: 1.82 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)

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8:00 p.m.

Based on these fast affiliate ratings (which includes all time period data), the viewer tally for the Emmys is a depressed 9.69 million from 9-11 p.m.. The rating among adults 18-49, meanwhile, is only a 2.4. Prior to last year’s low (11.87 million), the Emmys pulled in the fewest viewers of any telecast on record in 2008 with 12.34 million.

ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Viewers: 10.23 million (#1), A18-49: 2.4/ 8 (#3)

CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 12.47 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 8 (#2)

NBC – Football Night in America, part three
Viewers: 15.71 million (#1), A18-49: 5.4/18 (#1)

Fox – The Simpsons (R)
Viewers: 1.84 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Viewers: 10.16 million (#3), A18-49: 2.5/ 8 (#2)

CBS – The Case of JonBenet Ramsey
Viewers: 10.66 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 7 (#3)

ABC – Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 22.00 million (#1), A18-49: 7.8/24 (#1)

Fox – The Simpsons (R)
Viewers: 1.80 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Viewers: 9.92 million (#3), A18-49: 2.6/ 8 (#2)

CBS – The Case of JonBenet Ramsey
Viewers: 10.82 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 7 (#3)

ABC – Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 21.59 million (#1), A18-49: 7.7/23 (#1)

Fox – Family Guy (R)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#4)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Viewers: 9.84 million (#3), A18-49: 2.6/ 8 (#2)

CBS – The Case of JonBenet Ramsey
Viewers: 10.51 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#3)

ABC – Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 21.32 million (#1), A18-49: 7.7/22 (#1)

Fox – Family Guy (R)
Viewers: 1.29 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 1 (#4)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Viewers: 9.30 million (#2), A18-49: 2.5/ 8 (#2)

CBS – The Case of JonBenet Ramsey
Viewers: 9.18 million (#3), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#3)

ABC – Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 10,72 million (#1), A18-49: 6.9/22 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Viewers: 8.67 million (#2), A18-49: 2.3/ 8 (#2)

CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles (R)
Viewers: 6.71 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3)

ABC – Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 18.83 million (#1), A18-49: 7.0/23 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research