{"id":154068,"date":"2015-09-23T07:26:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T07:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=154068"},"modified":"2015-09-23T07:56:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T07:56:24","slug":"emmy-awards-attracts-smallest-ever-tv-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=154068","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Awards attracts smallest-ever TV audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday night&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/09\/22\/game-of-thrones-and-veep-among-emmy-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Emmy Awards<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>ceremony was watched by a record low of 11.9 million viewers on US television, down nearly 4 million compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 awards were seen by 15.6 million, but aired on a Monday and did not have to compete with an NFL game.<\/p>\n<p>Previous lows include 12.3 million in both 1990 and in 2008, according to Nielsen figures published in Variety.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;dDXj7Zw9bEPkHNWyIZCvhHDW8F6oRdHT&#8221;]HBO drama Game of Thrones dominated Sunday&#8217;s ceremony, winning a record-breaking 12 awards.<\/p>\n<p>Among its biggest awards were best drama series and best supporting actor for Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister.<\/p>\n<p>Other winners at the Los Angeles ceremony included Mad Men&#8217;s Jon Hamm, who won best actor in a drama, and Viola Davis who made history as the first black woman to win lead actress in a drama for her role in How To Get Away With Murder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154071\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Davis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-154071 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Davis.jpg\" alt=\"Davis said: 'The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity'.\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Davis.jpg 624w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Davis-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Davis said: &#8216;The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity&#8217;.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Emmys still proved a popular subject on social media though, generating more than 1 million tweets and 14 million Facebook interactions &#8211; with Davis&#8217;s victory the most talked-about moment of the night.<\/p>\n<p>Political comedy Veep, Amazon&#8217;s transgender comedy Transparent, mini-series Olive Kitteridge and sketch show Inside Amy Schumer were among the evening&#8217;s other winners.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony, hosted by comedian Andy Samberg for the first time, failed to attract the kind of audiences this year&#8217;s other big awards ceremonies have enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscars was seen by 37.3 million people, while 24.8 million watched The Grammys and 19.3 million tuned in for the Golden Globes.<br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nCredit: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday night&#8217;s Emmy Awards ceremony was watched by a record low of 11.9 million viewers on US television, down nearly 4 million compared to last year. 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