An award
78th Primetime Emmy Awards, 14 September 2026
22 people were read far more than usual in the days before and after.
This moved 22 people
Ordered by how far each rose above their own usual readership, not by fame.
Rose furthestMichael J. FoxActors18×their own usual readership
Rachel SennottPresenter7.4×
John MulaneyPresenter6.6×
Odessa A'zionPresenter6.6×
Emma D'ArcyPresenter6.1×
Sarah Michelle GellarPresenter4.7×
Julianna MarguliesPresenter4.6×
Peter KrausePresenter4.5×
Alan CummingPresenter4.3×
Linda CardelliniPresenter4.0×
David BoreanazPresenter3.3×
Matthew McConaugheyPresenter2.9×
Scott CaanPresenter2.5×
Julia GarnerPresenter2.5×
Jon HammPresenter2.2×
David HarbourPresenter2.1×
Amanda PeetPresenter2.0×
LL Cool JPresenter1.9×
AwkwafinaPresenter1.8×
Emilia ClarkePresenter1.7×
Amy PoehlerPresenter1.7×
Sofía VergaraPresenter1.7×The rise showed up in the Wikipedia editions in English, Spanish and German. Languages, not countries.
70 days have to pass before we can say whether a rise lasted. 22 of these have not had them yet.
21 of these rose at the same time, without our being able to tie them to this.
499,944 at the peak
14 September 2026
- Matthew McConaughey25%
- The other 11 people
This is readers, added together. It is not what the people above are ordered by.
Before this
- 2026 · This moment78th Primetime Emmy Awards
2025 · 10 months earlierStranger Things season 5 releasedDavid Harbour
2025 · 10 months earlierI Love LA releasedRachel Sennott
Sources78th Primetime Emmy AwardsReuters
PhotosMichael J. FoxRachel SennottJohn MulaneyOdessa A'zionEmma D'ArcySarah Michelle GellarJulianna MarguliesPeter Krause