“Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara busted out a victory dance following Sunday’s Emmy Awards show — which snared its best ratings in eight years in a big win for CBS.
Her ABC sitcom won Best Comedy for the fourth straight year, and she celebrated the win at HBO’s after-party.
The three-hour CBS telecast, hosted by “How I Met Your Mother” star Neil Patrick Harris, averaged 17.6 million viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. — up 33 percent from last year.
They were the Emmys’ best numbers since 2005, when the show, then hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, snared 18.6 million.
Sunday’s Emmycast also notched its best numbers since 2006 with viewers ages 18 to 49 (4.9 rating), a 26 percent jump from last year’s show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
The night was highlighted by big wins for AMC’s “Breaking Bad” — which took Best Dramatic Actress (Anna Gunn) and Best Drama — and for other first-timers Tony Hale (“Veep”) and Merritt Wever (“Nurse Jackie”).
The one whiff of controversy came with the broadcast’s break from tradition when it honored five late industry notables with solo tributes.
It took flak for including in that group Cory Monteith — the “Glee” star who died last summer at age 31 after battling drug addiction — while relegating TV icons Jack Klugman and Larry Hagman to the In Memoriam tribute.
It was Harris’ second time hosting the Emmys. He last hosted in 2009 and has hosted the Tonys four times.