While the numbers were not the best, with the show matching last year’s overall audience with 11.38 million viewers, but with key demo 18-49 viewership falling to an all time low at a 2.3 share there are a few bright spots:
- The show featured a number of business and cultural “firsts” or records-
- Hulu – First streaming network to win a drama award (“Handmaid’s Tale”)
- Lena Waithe (& Aziz Ansari) – first black woman to win for comedy writing (“Master of None”)
- Riz Ahmed – first asian actor to win for Lead Actor (“The Night of”)
- Julia Louis Dreyfuss – at 6 wins she is actress with the most wins for acting
- Most agreed on most award winners – TV by The Numbers notes leading TV critics got 84% of winners accurate
- Host did a decent job. Lots of political commentary but with a guest appearance by former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, the show generated a lot of post event buzz
It sucketh not.