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Golden Globes 2026 Audience Down 7% To 8.66M Viewers On CBS

January 14, 2026

Paul Mescal, Pippa Harris, Nic Gonda, Jessie Buckley, Jacobi Jupe, Max Richter, Chloé Zhao, Steven Spielberg, Liza Marshall, Noah Jupe, Maggie O'Farrell at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes Photo by Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media via The 2026 Golden Globes saw another year-over-year audience decrease with 8.66M live + same-day viewers tuning in for the 83rd edition of the awards ceremony, according to Nielsen data shared with Deadline. That’s just under an 7% dip from last year, when about 9.27M tuned in for the occasion. Still, it’s better than the 2023 telecast’s all-time low of 6.3M viewers, and yet it is a far cry from the audience the awards show was garnering just six years ago.

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Credit: Paul Mescal, Pippa Harris, Nic Gonda, Jessie Buckley, Jacobi Jupe, Max Richter, Chloé Zhao, Steven Spielberg, Liza Marshall, Noah Jupe, Maggie O'Farrell at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media via

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In 2020, the Globes averaged 18.3M viewers.
As for how it compares to other award shows, it’s higher than the 7.42M viewers averaged by the 2025 Emmys but much lower than the 19.69M who tuned in for the Oscars last year.
The 2026 Oscars, which will likely include many of the same films that were in contention at Sunday night’s Globes, air on March 15 (at which time a direct comparison can be made).
Watch on Deadline Related Stories Ratings Prime Video Sets NFL Streaming Record With Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers Playoff Thriller News Nikki Glaser Tells Howard Stern What Harsh Jokes Didn't Make The Golden Globes And Why She Was Nervous About That Sean Penn Handbag Jab A viewership decline was expected, particularly given that this year’s Globes didn’t have the benefit of a direct lead-in from an NFL playoff game.
Sunday’s Buffalo Bills divisional win over the Jacksonville Jaguars began at 1 p. m.

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Golden Globes 2026 Audience Down 7% To 8.66M Viewers On CBS

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Golden Globes 2026 Audience Down 7% To 8.66M Viewers On CBS

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