Overview

• Host Nate Bargatze tied a $100,000 Boys & Girls Clubs pledge to acceptance speech length, deducting $1,000 per second over 45 and adding $1,000 per second under.
• A live on-screen counter displayed the shifting amount, and $4,000 was deducted during Katherine LaNasa’s over-time speech.
• Children from the Boys & Girls Clubs were seated in the audience as the total visibly changed during the broadcast.
• Social media reaction skewed critical, with many calling the device mean-spirited or guilt-tripping, though some viewers approved of tighter speeches.
• EntertainmentNow reported that the tally fell during the show before CBS added $100,000 and Bargatze added $250,000, bringing the reported total to $350,000.