Does anyone else feel this will be the lowest rated Tony Awards in the last decade? — Page 2

IlanaKeller said: "
If you wanted to watch it live, it is available streaming on CBS All Access. Just an option...
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good to know although I refuse to pay for CBS live access.

we are actually going to be in NYC this year that weekend watching shows. Strangely enough Sweeney Todd is playing the same time as the Tony's

Unless they figure out a way to have the cast of Hamilton perform again, it's going to be terribly rated. I don't think they have to worry about basketball being in the way, but here's a short list of what's on that night - of which many share a similar audience that watches the Tonys, so I'm sure will draw eyeballs away at some point:

celebrity family feud: the kardashians vs the west family [5th season premiere]
sunday night baseball: new york yankees at new york mets
$100,000 pyramid [3rd season premiere]
claws [2nd season premiere]
food network star: are you a main attraction? [14th season premiere]
pose: access (#102)

But this year's Tonys will be featuring Harry Potter, Mean Girls, Frozen, Spongebob and Bruce Springsteen. That's enough to draw more people in than some of the prior telecasts. Don't get me wrong, it's certainly going to have very low ratings just like we've seen in recent years, but I don't think this will be the one that's the lowest rated of the past decade.

Isn't this a larger issue than the Tony's, namely that so many people are "cutting the cord"? I wonder if ratings mean as much today. I'm sure they're still looked at, but with so many other options to see shows later and on demand, I'd think it's hard to gage viewership. I read an article about a year ago citing how many people, younger Millennials in particular, don't even own TVs. (Though I'm not a young Millennial, far from it, I haven't had a TV for years.) Gone are the days when every household had to have a TV front and center in their living rooms. If you want to see major sporting events it's easy enough to find a sports bar.

I guess I'm the wrong demographic anyway for the Tony broadcast. While I love theater, award shows are so subjective and I can't stand listening to thank you speeches. All I want to see are the performances, and I'm happy to wait a day or two to see them on YouTube.

I do listen to the SiriusXM live broadcast that evening. I like Christine Pedi's commentary though I'd like to be able to put Julie James on mute when she trips over herself to fawn over the actors.