Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Golden Globes Viewership Drops 7% to 8.7M
The Golden Globes had 8.7 million viewers this year, which is about 7% less than last year.
The show was on CBS and hosted by Nikki Glaser.
It didn't get as many viewers as the last two years on CBS, which had 9.4 million and 9.3 million viewers respectively.
A lot more people watched the NFL playoff game on NBC instead.
The Golden Globes used to have around 20 million viewers in the late 2010s.
CBS said the show had a lot of social media engagement, with 42 million interactions and 14 million people watching the host's monologue online.
CBS also filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros.
Discovery as part of a takeover bid.
Golden Globes viewership dropped nearly 7% to 8.7 million this year.
The show was hosted by Nikki Glaser on CBS.
Viewership was lower than the previous two years on CBS (9.4M in 2024, 9.3M in 2025).
NBC's NFL playoff game drew 28.9 million viewers, overshadowing the Globes.
CBS reported record social engagement with 42 million interactions and 14 million views of the monologue.
- Who
- Golden Globes viewers and CBS
- What
- Viewership decline of nearly 7% to 8.7 million
- When
- Sunday night
- Where
- United States (broadcast on CBS)
- Why
- Competition from NFL playoff game and potential viewer fatigue
- Viewership
- 8.7 million
- Year-over-Year Change
- -7%
- Host
- Nikki Glaser
- Network
- CBS
- Social Engagement
- 42 million interactions
- Monologue Views
- 14 million
- Previous Year Viewership
- 9.3 million
- Peak Viewership (Late 2010s)
- 20 million
