Like most awards shows, The Daytime Emmy Awards ratings have seen better days. Last year's show drew just 2.68 million viewers on the CW. (I'm not sure why those numbers aren't included in our latest Nielsen provided ratings table below).
Tonight's (6/27) show on CBS, hosted by Regis Philbin, will certainly be up from that pitiful 2.68 million, but I wouldn't be surprised if it comes in as the second lowest rated show.
Historical Daytime Emmy Awards Ratings (1991-2008):
| Household | Number of | Number of | |||||
| Day | Date | Time | Network | rating | Share | Homes | Viewers |
| FRI | 6/20/2008* | 8:00-10:00PM | ABC | 4.1 | 8 | 4,574,000 | 5,383,000 |
| FRI | 6/15/2007* | 8:58-11:00PM | CBS | 5.9 | 11 | 6,620,000 | 8,327,000 |
| FRI | 4/28/2006* | 8:00-11:00PM | ABC | 4.5 | 8 | 5,008,000 | 6,085,000 |
| FRI | 5/20/05 | 9:00-11:00PM | CBS | 5.5 | 10 | 6,061,000 | 7,618,000 |
| FRI | 5/21/04 | 9:00-11:00PM | NBC | 6.0 | 10.9 | 6,518,000 | 8,385,000 |
| FRI | 5/16/03 | 8:00-11:00PM | ABC | 6.3 | 11 | 6,726,000 | 8,633,000 |
| FRI | 5/17/02 | 9:00-11:00PM | CBS | 6.9 | 12 | 7,275,000 | 10,082,000 |
| FRI | 5/18/01 | 9:00-11:00PM | NBC | 7.9 | 14 | 8,041,000 | 10,277,000 |
| FRI | 5/19/00 | 9:00-11:00PM | ABC | 9.1 | 16 | 9,184,000 | 12,771,000 |
| FRI | 5/21/99 | 9:00-11:00PM | CBS | 10.4 | 19 | 10,338,000 | 14,230,000 |
| FRI | 5/15/98 | 9:00-11:00PM | NBC | 10.2 | 19 | 9,953,000 | 13,095,000 |
| THU | 5/21/97 | 8:00 - 10:00PM | ABC | 11.8 | 20 | 11,420,000 | 15,839,540 |
| THU | 5/22/96 | 9:00 - 11:00PM | CBS | 11.4 | 19 | 10,930,000 | 15,105,260 |
| WED | 5/19/95 | 9:00 - 11:00PM | NBC | 10.2 | 18 | 9,730,000 | 13,699,840 |
| WED | 5/25/94 | 9:00 - 11:03PM | ABC | 14.1 | 22 | 13,280,000 | 18,897,440 |
| WED | 5/26/93 | 9:00 - 11:01PM | ABC | 16.4 | 27 | 15,270,000 | 21,958,260 |
| TUE | 6/23/92 | 9:00 - 11:05PM | NBC | 15.1 | 26 | 13,910,000 | 20,280,780 |
| THU | 6/27/91 | 9:00 - 11:00PM | CBS | 13.5 | 25 | 12,570,000 | 18,855,000 |
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Source: NTI Pocketpieces, Nielsen Audience Composition Reports and Nielsen Galaxy Explorer
Copyright 2008 The Nielsen Company
* Live +Same Day Viewing Estimates On This Page Include DVR Playback On The Same Day, Defined As 3AM-3AM
