Why over 40% of Americans think awards shows like the Emmys are meaningless

nypost.com:

Television Academy’s Emmys are meaningless, a new poll revealed.The survey of 1,000 people, which was conducted by OnePoll, unveiled that only 34% of respondents actually plan on watching this year’s 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, which air on Sept.

12 on NBC.The poll is a stark contrast from the 61% of people who said they watched the awards show at least “sometimes” in past years.It’s also a shock since 53% of those surveyed said they watch the most TV — at 15 hours or more weekly.Obviously, those who never really watch TV said they have no interest in watching the Emmys, with 93% of the anti-TV group expressing the sentiment.Last year, CBS scored a larger audience for the 2021 Emmy Awards, with the show increasing eyeballs by 16% — earning 7.4 million viewers.

The previous year’s ceremony, which aired during the coronavirus pandemic, only tallied an average audience of 6.4 million.This year, Emmy awards will be presented by the likes of Selena Gomez, Ariana DeBose and Seth Meyers, amongst others, while “Saturday Night Live” star Keenan Thompson will be emceeing the whole night.Nominees were announced in July; “Succession” scored the top nods, with the HBO show earning 25 nominations across all categories, with “The White Lotus” and “Ted Lasso” tying for second place with 20 nods each.But poll-takers could not care less about which shows win.When it came down to the night’s biggest awards — Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series — the top choice of winner was “no preference,” weighing in at 33% and 34% respectively.