Per Nielsen data, the program averaged between 17 million and 20 million viewers during its heyday between 2010 and 2020.
Those numbers even came close to Academy Award viewing in 2019, making it a contender to become the most-watched awards show, and in 2020 the Globes boasted 18.3 million viewers.
But then two events eviscerated the broadcast, and so far, it hasn’t recovered.
