The collection nominees in line for trophies on the 77th Emmy Awards — drama, comedy, restricted collection and actuality competitors — embrace in style favorites and critically acclaimed however extra evenly watched exhibits. Considered one of them, nonetheless, sits far above the remaining by way of viewing time.
CBS’ Survivor racked up greater than twice as many viewing hours throughout this 12 months’s Emmy eligibility interval (June 1, 2024-Could 31, 2025) than some other nominee for finest comedy, drama, restricted collection or actuality competitors present. Viewers watched 462.4 million hours’ price of the collection throughout these 12 months, in accordance with Nielsen. No different present in any of the three classes had greater than 211 million hours.
A part of that’s all the way down to methodology: Nielsen consists of viewing of all episodes in its whole, and with all 48 seasons and 702 episodes obtainable on Paramount+, Survivor has a huge library. The 2 cycles that aired within the 2024-25 season additionally drew sizable audiences, averaging about 8 million cross-platform viewers.
Launch dates and platform sizes additionally play an element: The comedy collection nominees, for example, vary from viewing-time chief Abbott Elementary’s 184.1 million hours on ABC and Hulu to 16.9 million hours for The Studio on Apple TV+. Episodes from Abbott’s first three seasons had been obtainable on Hulu all through the Emmy eligibility interval, and its fourth season performed out over most of that point on ABC and Hulu. The Studio, alternatively, didn’t premiere till late March, and whereas Apple doesn’t disclose its subscriber base for TV+, it’s a secure wager that it’s a superb bit smaller than the mixed attain of ABC and Hulu.
The discharge-date impact is perhaps most pronounced among the many nominees for finest TV film. Netflix’s Insurgent Ridge, which received the award, had 90.1 million viewing hours over the practically 9 months it was obtainable earlier than the Emmy deadline. HBO’s Mountainhead, compared, solely had 1.3 million hours throughout the eligibility window — as a result of it premiered on Could 31, the final day of the Emmy calendar for 2025.
The White Lotus, which had its largest season up to now on HBO and HBO Max, leads the drama collection nominees with 210.7 million hours of viewing for the Emmy 12 months. Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story led the restricted collection nominees with 149.5 million hours.
Nielsen additionally ran numbers (sourced by way of Gracenote) on which lead performing nominees for drama and comedy viewers noticed probably the most of in the course of the eligibility interval — together with different motion pictures and collection apart from these for which they’re nominated. Sluggish Horses star Gary Oldman got here out on prime with 604.9 million hours, owing largely to his roles within the Harry Potter movie collection and Christopher Nolan’s Batman motion pictures. Kathy Bates was shut behind with 599.3 million hours for her nominated position in CBS’ Matlock (a breakout hit final season) and different roles together with Netflix’s film A Household Affair and the nonetheless extensively obtainable Titanic.