Viewership for the Tony Awards decreased 51% from its previous ceremony in 2019.
The Tony Awards, which celebrates the achievements of the biggest Broadway shows, hit an all-time low television viewership of 2.62 million viewers this year, according to Nielsen, tumbling down further from its previous record low two years ago, and bucking a brief trend (including the Emmy awards a week ago) where TV ratings seemed to be on the rebound. Viacom CBS’ decision to break up the award show into two segments, airing only a portion of the broadcast on CBS and streaming the full show and special on Paramount Plus could be a factor in the lower viewership numbers, with more people potentially opting to stream the show online rather than watch it on television.
