( EW.com ) -- For the first time in Emmy history , not one program nominated for best drama series was from a major broadcast network . Yet Sunday night 's 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards still managed to attract a slightly larger audience than last year . ABC 's telecast delivered 13.2 million viewers , up 6 percent from the 2011 telecast on Fox . Among adults 18-49 , however , the show declined 10 percent to a 3.8 rating â€ ” tying the all-time Emmys low from back in 2008 . Though creatively hit-and-miss , producers kept the show on schedule , wrapping at three hours ( even if that meant playing off the `` Modern Family '' team and `` Game Change '' winner Julianne Moore to keep things moving ) . Critics gave high marks to host Jimmy Kimmel 's monologue ( though not his Botox-punching cold open bathroom skit ) . Some of the pre-taped sketches , such as re-imagining AMC 's `` Breaking Bad '' as `` The Andy Griffith Show , '' also drew laughs . A social media prank where Kimmel encouraged viewers to tweet that Tracy Morgan passed out onstage and tell people to switch on the show seemed to fall flat ( looking at the half-hour ratings throughout the telecast , the gimmick did n't seem to spike viewership , either ) . On the awards front , many of the winners were very predictable , with ABC 's `` Modern Family '' taking home the award for best comedy yet again ( full winners list ) . But Showtime 's freshman drama `` Homeland '' broke `` Mad Men 's '' four-year winning streak for best drama series , while fellow newcomer , FX 's `` American Horror Story , '' lost its bid to capture a top category win by aiming for best movie or miniseries . See full story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Sunday 's Emmys drew a slightly larger audience than last year . ABC 's telecast averaged 13.2 million viewers , up 6 percent from the previous year on Fox . Numbers for adults 18 - 49 increased by 5 percent .