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Golden Globes Hit 8.7 Million Viewers Amid NFL Competition

January 14, 2026

Jan 13, 2026 6:31pm PT Golden Globes Hit 8.7 Million Viewers Amid NFL Competition Monologue from host Nikki Glaser generates 14 million views across social media after 36 hours By Selome Hailu Plus Icon Selome Hailu Latest Golden Globes Hit 8.7 Million Viewers Amid NFL Competition 36 minutes ago Assassin Drama Pilot ‘Protection’ Set at NBC From ‘Gossip Girl’ Boss Josh Safran and Jenna Bush Hager 4 hours ago ‘Stranger Things 5′ Becomes Netflix’s No. 6 Most Popular English-Language Series of All Time, ‘His & Hers’ Debuts at No. 1 7 hours ago See All CBS The 83rd annual Golden Globes reached an average of 8.7 million viewers on Sunday night, which marked the ceremony’s third year in a row of airing on CBS.

Host Nikki Glaser speaks onstage during the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES®, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. . All Rights Reserved

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Measured by Nielsen, that total represents a 6% drop from the 9.3 million viewers reached by the 2025 ceremony — which marked a 2% decrease from the 2024 ceremony.
Airing at 5 p. m.
PT, this year’s live Golden Globes ceremony benefitted from lead-in viewership from the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars that aired on CBS.
But the ceremony also competed directly with NBC’s telecast of the NFL wild card game that saw the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers to secure a playoff berth.
Popular on Variety Nikki Glaser hosted the Globes for the second year in a row and was once again positively received.

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Golden Globes Hit 8.7 Million Viewers Amid NFL Competition

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