The ratings for last night’s Emmy Awards are in, and Seth Meyers’s turn at the hosting gig raked in a big audience. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the live ceremony on NBC, making it the most-watched night on network TV since the Oscars in March as well as the highest viewed Emmys in the last eight years, second only to last year’s ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris that aired in September on a Sunday night with an NFL lead-in. Neither have met the 16.2 million viewer audience of the 2006 Emmys toplined by multiple-time host Conan O’Brien, the true king of the awards show hosting gig.
Last Night’s Emmy Awards Scored the Second Highest Ratings in Eight Years
