( CNN ) -- A new night proved not to be a major hindrance to the Emmys . According to the Los Angles Times , Monday night 's NBC telecast of the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards saw a slight dip in viewership , with 15.6 million tuning in . Last year 's CBS show , hosted by Neil Patrick Harris , was Emmy 's most watched ceremony since 2005 , with 17.8 million total viewers . Yet even with the decline the show still won its time slot . TV By The Numbers reports that the Emmys garnered a 4.2 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic . That made it NBC 's most successful Monday night programming in the past two years , excluding the Olympics . 5 buzzworthy moments of the 2014 Emmy Awards . It was the first time the Emmys has n't aired on a Sunday night since 1976 . Last year 's show saw robust ratings despite the challenge of going up against series finales of popular cable shows `` Dexter '' and `` Breaking Bad . '' It also got help from having Sunday night football as a lead-in . This year 's show was hosted by late-night talk show host and former `` SNL '' funnyman Seth Meyers . On Tuesday , NBC posted footage of Meyers ending the Emmys by participating in the ALS ice bucket challenge . Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 : The winners list .
This night 's show draws 15.6 million viewers . Last year 's had 15 million viewers . This is first time show has n't aired on a Sunday night since then .