Awards Shows’ Predictability Turns Viewers Off

Regarding “Emmy Show Posts Sagging Ratings,� Sept. 21:

I truly find it hard to see how “the low numbers surprised and puzzled many in the industry.�

As my wife keeps saying, “Who cares who won? What did they wear!�

The award shows are boring -- and who wants to hear the same thank you, mom, dad, agent, director, cast, crew, God, hairdresser, trainer

For several years now, my wife watches only the pre-awards show, especially E! Entertainment’s “Live From the Red Carpet,� and then switches to something else when the award show comes on.

I would suspect that is the routine for many households.

Thomas Hamlett

Van Nuys

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Let me add my own theory as to why fewer viewers choose to watch the Emmys every year:

The anticipation of Meryl Streep or one of her band of supercilious loudmouths stopping the show to read a political editorial makes the experience unbearable.

This network spam is everywhere: the news, sitcoms, dramas as well as the never-ending series of self-congratulatory Hollywood awards shows.

If the networks can’t understand why half the country has tuned them out, then they truly represent a business model heading for failure.

Thomas W. Ecker

Westwood