"The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox drew a record low viewership on Sunday as TV fans opted to tune out of the telecast that featured woke celebrities lecturing America on issues including the gender pay gap and transgender rights.
"Sunday’s broadcast drew a paltry 5.7 rating and a 10 share in the overnight metered market ratings, down 23 percent from last year’s Monday night show on NBC and down 30 percent from the preliminary rating for the 2017 ceremony, which aired on a Sunday night on CBS, according to Variety.
"Deadline noted that the figures represent the “lowest rating the annual ceremony has achieved in early metrics.' ” . . .
"The decision came after the Academy Awards did the same earlier this year when comedian Kevin Hart withdrew from duties following a backlash over the resurfacing of old gay jokes and tweets.
"On Sunday, the Emmys featured acceptance speeches in which celebrities ranted about their political and cultural views.
"Actress Michelle Williams, who won for her lead role in FX’s Fosse/Verdon, spoke about the gender pay gap, invoking white men.
. . . "Patricia Arquette, who won an Emmy for her supporting role in Hulu’s The Act, devoted much of her speech to transgender people, invoking her late transgender sibling, Alexis Arquette." . . .
"Actor Billy Porter invoked James Baldwin while accepting his award for FX’s transgender-themed series Pose." . . .
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What? Another night of rich, liberal white people giving each other awards and telling each other how great they are. All while looking down on the Deplorables and Irredeemables.
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