The 2025 awards had all the glitz and glamour of the pre-scandal shows, but there’s new drama tied to the organization’s new Penske-led management.

The Golden Globe Awards drew an average of 9.3 million viewers for CBS on Sunday night, a modest decline from last year, according to Nielsen. The good news for the Globes is that the award show, on life support not long ago, has managed to stop the bleeding. Last year’s ceremony drew 9.4 million viewers, the first year it had broadcast on CBS.

An average of 10.1 million viewers tuned into the 82nd Golden Globes across CBS and Paramount+, roughly matching the audience for last year’s broadcast

Football competition, the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards averaged 10.1 million viewers, according to VideoAmp overnight data shared by the show’s producer Dick Clark Prods. and network CBS. A comparable VideoAmp ratings information for last year’s Globes was not made available,

Golden Globe Awards on CBS on Sunday (Jan. 5) averaged 10.1 million viewers, based on VideoAmp overnight data, despite strong competition on NBC – an NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions.

Sunday's Golden Globes telecast on CBS averaged 10.1 million viewers, a 7% increase from the reported audience last year, producer Dick Clark Productions said on Monday. The figure for the 2025 ceremony includes people who watched live on CBS,