The Golden Globes are set to air on CBS for the next five years, it was announced on Monday (March 25).
The deal, which begins with the 2025 edition of the ceremony, will see the film and television awards show on CBS and broadcast live on Paramount+.
“CBS's partnership with the Globes for this year's broadcast was a big win for both of us, and it creates strong momentum for the awards in 2024,” CBS CEO George Cheeks said in a statement. “The Globes is a unique live event that adds another special and valuable promotional platform to CBS' annual calendar. I am excited to expand the partnership with [chairman and CEO of Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions] Jay [Penske] and the entire team to continue to drive the Globes forward.”
Globes President Helen Hoehne added: “Today marks an important milestone for the Globes as we solidify our partnership with CBS and Paramount+ for the next five years. We are incredibly proud of the audience we gathered in 2024 and look forward to building on the tremendous success to make the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards the best and most memorable show yet.”
The 2024 Golden Globes, held on January 7, saw Poor Things, Succession, Oppenheimer, The Bear and Beef among the big winners of the night.
“We are so proud to continue to call CBS our home for the Golden Globes,” Penske said. “CBS stepped up for the Globes at a very difficult time and intrinsically understood its value while having the foresight, imagination and conviction to bring this iconic show to its many platforms. We have long admired CBS's commitment to some of the greatest live cultural events and our partnership to further solidify this show's long-term legacy and incredible place in history.”
The Golden Globes telecast was something of a hot potato before this new deal. After the old iteration of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, then in charge of the awards show, became persona non grata with industry journalists over allegations of bribery and highly publicized reports about the lack of diversity within the team, longtime NBC put 2022 telecast on ice. A slightly revamped show aired on NBC in 2023, fulfilling her contract. CBS aired the show in 2024 as a one-off. And while the reviews for the show were abysmal – thanks in large part to Jo Koy's hosting job – the ratings were up and the guest list was incredibly impressive. The telecast approached 10 million viewers across multiple platforms, up 50 percent from its last outing on NBC.
That seems to have been enough to seal the deal for CBS. There is also slightly less baggage these days, now that the function is not run by the HFPA. The band broke up for good in 2023. Dick Clark Productions now owns and produces the Golden Globe Awards. DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns Advertising sign and The Hollywood Reporter.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.
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