Oscar ceremony ratings on track to record record low viewership

[Anti Federalist]

Oscars Early Ratings Tank, Show Sinks 16 Percent From Last Year

https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-ratin...-jimmy-kimmel/

Tony Maglio | Last Updated: March 5, 2018 @ 10:21 AM

Jimmy Kimmel’s return as Oscars host received an 18.9 rating in Nielsen’s overnight numbers from 8-11 p.m. ET, down 15.6 percent from his 2017 debut.

Of course, the ABC special ran about 50 minutes after primetime’s cutoff, so these numbers are subject to some adjustment.

Last year’s Oscars landed a 22.4 rating in Nielsen’s overnight numbers, which count 56 metered markets. That was down 4.3 percent from 2016’s very preliminary numbers, when Chris Rock hosted.

Rock’s turn had already dipped 8 percent from its own predecessor.

The 2017 Oscars eventually tabulated 32.9 million total viewers, which was down 4 percent from the Rock-hosted ceremony. Last night’s overall audience tally should be in by noon PT today.

This year’s ABC special will need to stay north of 32.018 million — which is what host Jon Stewart and Best Picture “No Country for Old Men” got in 2008 — to avoid an all-time low audience return. Stewart managed a 20.8 in overnight returns.

[phill4paul]

Still can't believe 10% of the nation wasted their time with that dreck.

[Anti Federalist]

Still can't believe 10% of the nation wasted their time with that dreck.

On the plus side, well less than ten percent.



TV Ratings: Oscars Drop to All-Time Low 26.5 Million Viewers

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...umbers-1091636

The telecast stumbles an unfortunate 19 percent from 2017.

A comparatively uneventful Oscar telecast led the way on TV Sunday night — though updated numbers have the telecast somewhat predictably stumbling to an all-time low.

The kudocast, nearly four hours long, stumbled 19 percent from the previous year to 26.5 million viewers. That's easily the least-watched Oscars in history, trailing 2008 by more than 5 million. Overnight returns had the lengthy ABC broadcast averaging a 18.9 rating among households between 8 and 11 p.m. ET. Compared to the same stat for 2017, the night the wrong best picture winner was named, that was down a more modest 16 percent.

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Did everybody win a trophy?

[CCTelander]

Did everybody win a trophy?

Participation trophies as victims of sexual harrassment/assault? Or perpetrators?

[Ender]

I'm glad that 2 of the greatest actors on the planet were finally recognized:

Gary Oldman & Sam Rockwell.

[timosman]

I'm glad that 2 of the greatest actors on the planet were finally recognized:

Gary Oldman & Sam Rockwell.

They might be running out of options. Next year Adam Sandler will be getting one.

[Ender]

They might be running out of options. Next year Adam Sandler will be getting one.

Maybe you outta watch some films with Oldman & Rockwell.