15 Most-Watched TV Specials of 2017: From Oscars to AMAs (Photos)
With increased competition and a general downward trend in live viewing, television specials tend to feel less special with each passing year. There are still quite a few annual must-see live-TV hours — and no, we’re not even talking about sports (for this one).
From the Oscars to the Emmys and everything towards the top, TheWrap ranked the 15 most-watched broadcast-television entertainment specials of 2017. And with those lame Nielsen ratings out of Fox’s “A Christmas Story Live,” we’ve got no musicals making the cut this time.
See a random sample of our rankings below, and scroll through the gallery for all 15.