#The Golden Globes Ceremony Loses a Significant Amount of Viewers

The preliminary ratings are in for Sunday, February 28 — the ones for the Golden Globes don’t include live viewing in the Pacific Time Zone (5-8 p.m. local time) — and CBS’s The Equalizer topped primetime in viewers (7.6 million), at least for the time being.

According to these estimates, 5.4 million tuned in to the Golden Globes, which is a significant drop from last year’s (14.76 million). In the key demo, among adults 18-49, the ceremony had a 1.2 rating (compared to last year’s 3.8). (Again, this year’s numbers will be adjusted.)

For the rest of the night, American Idol, NCIS: Los Angeles, and NCIS: New Orleans were steady with last week, and The Rookie dipped.

Here’s the breakdown for Sunday, February 28, 2021 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time	Show	Adults 18-49 Rating	Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m.	American Idol (ABC)	1.0	6.5
	The Equalizer (CBS)	0.7	7.6
	The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC)	1.4	6.1
	The Simpsons (Fox)	0.4	1.3
	Batwoman (CW)	0.1	477,000
8:30 p.m.	The Great North (Fox)	0.3	1.1
9:00 p.m.	American Idol (ABC)	1.0	6.4
	NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)	0.5	5.7
	The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC)	1.3	5.4
	Bob’s Burgers (Fox)	0.3	1.0
	Charmed (CW)	0.1	340,000
9:30 p.m.	Family Guy (Fox)	0.4	1.1
10 p.m.	The Rookie (ABC)	0.4	3.4
	NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)	0.5	4.9
	The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC)	1.0	4.8