The past week hasn't cleared things up much, but help is on the way in the form of some significant awards season tea leaves.

This year's Golden Globe Awards show viewership showed a slight decline compared to the previous year. The audience is way down from several years ago.

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.

Emilia Pérez” took home four Golden Globes on Sunday night, while “The Brutalist” won three prizes — giving early shape to this year’s Oscars race. Meanwhile, in the TV categories, “Shogun” continued its streak after dominating the 2024 Emmy Awards.

The Golden Globes are a social affair with occasional breaks for awards. It’s a game of seconds inside the packed ballroom as A-listers attempt to get in as many hugs and hellos as possible before the cameras start broadcasting to the world again.