Despite offering many-a-jaw dropping moment from shocking wins and upsets to tongue in cheek tackling of social and political issues, the 90th Academy Awards was far from a ratings winner.
Drawing in a whopping 19% drop in viewership from last year’s numbers, the four hour Jimmy Kimmel-hosted affair pulled in even lower ratings than its 2008 edition (which previously held the record for lowest viewership when only 31.8 million tuned in).
Look inside to see just how many watched the annual spectacle:
Viewership: 26.5 million
Curious to see how this year’s figure stacks up against previous years? See below:
Academy Awards Ratings By Year
2017: 32.9 million viewers
2016: 34.4 million viewers
2015: 37.3 million viewers
2014: 43.7 million viewers
2013: 40.4 million viewers
2012: 39.5 million viewers
2011: 37.9 million viewers
2010: 41.6 million viewers
2009: 36.9 million viewers
2008: 31.8 million viewers
People have more things to do . from internet to netflix. also the movies sucks real bad this year
every awards shows from the Grammys, the Emmys, the golden globes and oscars are hitting all time lows in viewership. nobody cares anymore about awards shows.
People care. People just don´t watch tv in that form like before, which is different.
People only care if there is an underdog nominee and hot performers.
I hae not watched the Oscars in years. Watching TV is out of style People are living their lives and the way to watch tv nowadays is on-demand or online.
Respectfully, I tried to watch but it was not showing on terrestrial TV in the U.K. If they make these events available for all then they’ll likely stop losing viewers #Duh
Just like any other show. It´s nobody´s fault.
Why did they increase ratings from 2008 to 2014 though? That´s rare.
Because they had black performers and black winners. People are smarter these days. Everybody already knew Mary was not going to win so why watch?
No one cares about these White award shows anymore. These movies sucks and only make money during Oscar season. When it becomes a term and when you can guess the films that’s will be nom months before because it’s the same styled film, the gig is up. No one is going to pay money to see films in theater that can be right on Netflix, I rather pay to see blockbusters and actually have a fun time. Plus Hollywood has been exposed as racist, sexist and r*****. Why support them all in one room acting as if they care about whatever the political topic of the month.
I agree 200%.