Why are Oscars ratings dropping?
The ratings for the Academy Awards have been on a steep decline over the last decade as linear television viewership has been hit by cord-cutting and eclipsed by streaming video. The Oscars are no longer an edge-of-your-seat television event with the power to shape popular culture.
Did 2021 ratings go down for Oscars?
Last Sunday, viewership for the annual Oscars telecast plunged to a new low, with 10.4 million people watching to find out which film took home the best picture prize, according to Nielsen data. That’s a nearly 56% drop from the 23.6 million viewers that turned on their TVs for the program last year.
How bad are the ratings for the Oscars?
In delayed fast national results just released by Nielsen, the 93rd Academy Awards were watched by a mere 9.85 million, with a dismal rating of 1.9 among the 18-49 demographic. That is an all-time low for Hollywood’s biggest night — by a huge margin.
What were the Emmy ratings?
Like other awards shows, the Emmys recorded all-time lows in the ratings in 2020, averaging 6.36 million viewers and a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49 on ABC. The broadcast didn’t suffer as steep a decline as some of its counterparts — but it also didn’t have as far to go.
What will be nominated for Oscars 2021?
“The White Tiger”
Are Oscars bad this year?
Ramin Setoodeh: The Oscars were a dud this year. Yes, the ceremony had a lot of hurdles to overcome — the pandemic crippled the movie theater business and the release of most big blockbusters (from “West Side Story” to “No Time to Die”) were postponed.
What were the ratings for the 2021 Emmys?
Emmys 2021 brings in more than 7.4 million viewers after years of decreasing ratings. NEW YORK — The Emmys accomplished what is becoming a rarity for awards shows these days, by actually increasing its viewership over the previous years.
What were the ratings of the Emmys last night?
The Emmys bucked a recent trend for major awards shows — early figures have the show up in viewers after two straight years of all-time lows. Sunday’s telecast on CBS averaged about 7.83 million viewers in the final same-day ratings, which include out of home viewing (up from 7.4 million in preliminary ratings).
What was the ratings for the Oscars last year?
The Academy’s third host-less show in a row scored a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49 in the fast national ratings, a 64.2% dip from 2020. For comparison, last year’s ceremony garnered a 5.3 rating in the key demographic and 23.6 million viewers per the night’s time-zone adjusted fast national charts.
What was the ratings for the 93rd Academy Awards?
The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, broadcast live from both Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in L.A. on ABC, hit a staggering low. Per Nielsen Live+Same Day preliminary national numbers, an average of 9.85 million viewers tuned in on Sunday evening to watch a more intimate and stripped-down version of the Oscars in the midst of a pandemic.
Which is the lowest rated awards show of all time?
Like the Academy Awards, the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, was the lowest-rated in Grammys history, plummeting by nearly 53% compared to 2020’s show. Pandemic or not, awards show numbers, in general, have been in decline over the past few years.