Oscars Hit 18.1 Million Viewers, Down 7% From Last Year

Just under 18.1 million people tuned into ABC’s telecast of the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, marking a 7% decrease from the year before. That total, which comes from a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on ABC plus Disney’s own data regarding livestreams on Hulu, indicates the ceremony’s first viewership drop in four […]