ABC’s telecast of the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards was watched by an average of 11.3 million viewers on Sunday, an all-time low for the ceremony.

The figure for the live event emceed by ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is down 5 percent from last year’s previous low of 11.9 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen data.

It’s the third consecutive year that ratings have dropped since the Emmys drew 17.7 million viewers for the 2013 telecast on CBS hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. That’s the last time ratings increased from the previous year. Ratings have been sliding as more nominations have been lavished on shows that do not have the kind of broad appeal as broadcast network programs.

While the big winners on the night were FX’s limited series “The People vs. O.J. Simpson” and HBO’s wildly popular “Game of Thrones,” much of the ceremony celebrated shows and actors who are a mystery to large swaths of the mass audience.