Game of Thrones was the most-tweeted-about TV show.
When director Glenn Weiss proposed to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen, during the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards Monday night, Cupid’s arrow struck Twitter and Facebook.
The surprise proposal was the most-tweeted-about moment on Twitter and the top social moment on Facebook during the event.
Other data from the two social networks follows:
Most-tweeted about Emmy moments: Weiss proposes to girlfriend onstage Peter Dinklage wins outstanding supporting actor in a drama series Matthew Rhys wins outstanding actor in a drama series Regina King wins outstanding supporting actress in a limited series Game of Thrones wins outstanding drama series
Top five social moments on Facebook: Weiss’ proposal Game of Thrones wins outstanding drama series Thandie Newton wins supporting actress in a drama series for HBO’s Westworld King wins lead actress in a limited series for Netflix’s Seven Seconds Ryan Murphy ‘s acceptance speech after winning outstanding limited series for FX’s American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
The most-tweeted-about celebrities Monday night were: Sandra Oh Betty White Darren Criss Dinklage Claire Foy
Facebook’s most-buzzed-about fashion looks were: Jenifer Lewis Newton Tiffany Haddish Tracee Ellis Ross Jessica Biel
The most-tweeted-about TV shows Monday night were: Game of Thrones The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel This Is Us The Crown
The most-viewed-video of the night on Facebook was the opening monologue by hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost of NBC’s Saturday Night Live:
The most-interacted-with posts from publishers on Facebook, according to CrowdTangle:
The most-interacted-with posts from all publishers on Instagram:
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#IssaRae hits the carpet at the 2018 #Emmys???? #Roommates, are you feeling her look? (????: @gettyimages)
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Yesss #JeniferLewis hit the carpet for the 2018 #Emmys drippin’ in #Nike ???????? #Roommates, how y’all feelin’ her look? (????: @gettyimages)
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We’re trying really hard to come up with a caption, but all we can think of is: Holy SH???? T. Link in bio for all the red carpet looks at tonight’s #Emmys. (????: Getty Images)
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Winter. The Upside Down. Whatever it is. We can handle it with this duo. #Emmys (????: Getty Images)
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She’s nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the #Emmys for her PHENOMENAL work in “Killing Eve” — and to celebrate the momentous night, she brought her parents along with her ❤️???? (????: AP)
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The most-interacted-with posts from fashion media on Facebook:
The most-interacted-with posts from fashion media on Instagram:
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As we wait for tonight’s #Emmys ceremony to begin, take a look back at the most outrageous snubs in the awards show’s history. Tap the link in our bio to see the Emmys wins that never were.
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Congratulations to Claire Foy on her #Emmys win for Lead Actress in a Drama Series! Tap the link in our bio to see all the winners from television’s big night. Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, December 2017
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Omg hiiiiiii you two ???? Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are on the #Emmys red carpet looking like prom king and queen! Link in bio for more pics. #emmys2018
A post shared by Cosmopolitan (@cosmopolitan) on Sep 17,2018 at 3:20pm PDT
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Can you say G-L-A-M ✨???????? #emmys #emmys2018
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The cast of #StrangerThings escaped from Hawkins tonight to make an appearance at the #Emmys. Swipe through to see their looks!
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David Cohen
David Cohen is editor of Adweek’s Social Pro Daily.