Oscars viewership falls to under 10 million for first time ever
Hollywood's biggest night was down 58% from last year's show
After being delayed several months due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, ratings for Sunday night’s 93rd
Academy Awards hit an all-time low, according to preliminary Nielsen estimates.
Hollywood’s biggest night was reportedly watched by 9.85 million viewers, with only 1.9% of adults ages 18 to 49 tuning it. According to
Deadline, that’s down 58% from last year’s show, which garnered 23.6 million viewers and was down by 6 million from 2019.
The drop in viewership is not incredibly surprising considering recent awards ceremonies have seen a dip in the audience. Last month’s Grammy Awards drew less than 10 million viewers, with 9.2 million, half of 2020’s total. The Golden Globes was down 64% with 6.9 million. The Emmys dropped to 6.1 million from 6.9 million in 2019, per