Fran Drescher and Nikki Glaser during Glaser's 'Marty Supreme'-inspired "Golden" moment at the 2026 Golden Globes. Rich Polk/2026GG Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text The audience for the 2026 Golden Globes fell off a bit year to year. The awards averaged 8.66 million viewers for CBS Sunday, based on final same-day Nielsen figures (including the ratings service's big data component). That's off by about 7 percent from the 9.27 million viewers for the 2025 Globes (CBS, which was in a contract dispute with Nielsen a year ago, cited 10.1 million viewers for last year's telecast from VideoAmp). Sunday's show also marked the second straight small decline for the Globes. The awards' first year on CBS in 2024 drew 9.47 million viewers, which dipped to 9.27 million last year. Last year's number does not include the big data component of the ratings, which Nielsen rolled out across its products at the start of the 2025-26 season. (All three of CBS' broadcasts have come in above the final two years of the Globes' run on NBC.) Related Stories TV Chris Noth Responds in Agreement to Comment Slamming Sarah Jessica Parker Amid Golden Globes Honor TV Prime Video Sets NFL Streaming Record With Wild Card Game Unlike the past two years, CBS did not have a late-afternoon NFL game serving as a lead-in for the Golden Globes. The awards aired opposite a wild card playoff game on NBC that drew nearly 29 million cross-platform viewers. Last year's awards ran against the NFL's regular season finale, which had a similar all-in audience of about 28.5 million. On the plus side, the Globes had a larger social media footprint compare to last year: The show had 42 million social interactions, up 5 percent year to year to its highest level ever. Host Nikki Glaser's opening monologue drew some 14 million views across social platforms in the 36 hours after the awards. Entertainment Tonight's red carpet show preceding the awards drew 3.4 million viewers. Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns The Hollywood Reporter. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Sex and the City Chris Noth Responds in Agreement to Comment Slamming Sarah Jessica Parker Amid Golden Globes Honor Live Feed 'Tell Me Lies' Creator Unpacks Season 3's Scandalous Start and the Episode She Calls "F***ing Brilliant" Sports How to Stream the 2026 European Figure Skating Championships Online in the U.S. Live Feed Evan Peters Says He Was "Shocked" Jessica Lange Is Returning to 'American Horror Story' Live Feed Prime Video Sets NFL Streaming Record With Wild Card Game Will Smith When and Where to Stream 'Pole to Pole With Will Smith' Online Sex and the City Chris Noth Responds in Agreement to Comment Slamming Sarah Jessica Parker Amid Golden Globes Honor Live Feed 'Tell Me Lies' Creator Unpacks Season 3's Scandalous Start and the Episode She Calls "F***ing Brilliant" Sports How to Stream the 2026 European Figure Skating Championships Online in the U.S. Live Feed Evan Peters Says He Was "Shocked" Jessica Lange Is Returning to 'American Horror Story' Live Feed Prime Video Sets NFL Streaming Record With Wild Card Game Will Smith When and Where to Stream 'Pole to Pole With Will Smith' Online