Despite boasting historic wins (see: Angela Bassett, ‘Abbott Elementary,’ etc.) and many-a-memorable moment during the January 10 broadcast of the 80th Annual Golden Globes, Tuesday’s Jerrod Carmichael-hosted telecast drew in its lowest NBC ratings to date.

Viewership = 6.3 Million

After taking the awards show off the airwaves in 2022 due to backlash, the 2023 edition returned this week without the expected bang.

Securing a viewership of 6.3 million, the ‘Globes’ finished the ratings race as the night’s second most-watched program – falling behind CBS’ hit series, ‘FBI‘ (which garnered an audience of 7.4 million).

Marking the lowest views ever for the ceremony, the sum represents only a third of the size of 2020’s 18.3 million ‘Globes’ viewers.

While its fair to mention the numbers listed above don’t include any reports from Peacock or other digital platforms where the show aired, the uptick those entities account for will likely not make a substantial difference in final viewership figures.

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