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TV Ratings: Oscars Plummet to Record Low, Down 58% Compared to Last Year
Variety ^ | 4/26/2021 | Monica Zorrilla

Posted on 04/26/2021 11:04:04 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

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. That’s a 58.3%, 13.75 million viewer drop-off from 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

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: hollyweird; oscars; oscars2021; ratings; whocares
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To: setter
Anyone notice commercials during Oscars were 95% black actors

Graudates of Black Acting School?


21 posted on 04/26/2021 11:17:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: setter
Anyone notice commercials during Oscars were 95% black actors

Perhaps I would've noticed if I had watched. Which I didn't.

22 posted on 04/26/2021 11:17:37 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: marcusmaximus
Speaking of elites, Harvey Weinstein picked a good time to go to jail.
23 posted on 04/26/2021 11:17:42 AM PDT by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!)
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To: Steely Tom

Go woke. Go broke.


24 posted on 04/26/2021 11:18:51 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus
People ask me questions about present situations in life, and I say, ‘I don’t know, I’m just an actor,' I don’t have any opinions. Actors are pretty stupid. My opinion is not worth anything. There’s no controversy for me, so don’t engage me in it, because I’m not going to participate.” - 2021 Best Actor Anthony Hopkins (Dec. 2019)

I didn't watch and did not know he was in the running BUT KUDOS to him!

25 posted on 04/26/2021 11:19:14 AM PDT by SES1066 (I love my Country, but I fear too much Government!)
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To: SES1066

But people who can bounce a rubber ball, why they are deep thinkers and experts on everything.


26 posted on 04/26/2021 11:20:46 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: GOPJ

Once upon a time the Oscars were a fun evening for movie fans. But, the woke culture has killed it just like it ruins everything.


27 posted on 04/26/2021 11:21:03 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: marcusmaximus

They don’t care. It a Mutual Admiration Event.......................


28 posted on 04/26/2021 11:22:14 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: setter

I watch little TV but when I do, most commercials on all networks feature blacks & homosexual males - rarely a white heterosexual male and never a normal white heterosexual couple.


29 posted on 04/26/2021 11:22:22 AM PDT by newfreep (“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Yep that pretty much covers it. The first oscars were like a dinner banquet and fairly low key but that changed over the years. Now since politics intrudes so much it’s just a big bore.


30 posted on 04/26/2021 11:22:31 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Regarding 2 and 3. If the movies were any good, the fact they were on streaming services would have meant even more people watching and hearing about them. The content was garbage, not the distribution.


31 posted on 04/26/2021 11:22:39 AM PDT by Codeflier (Covid-19 taught me: Two types of "conservatives", frightened safety seekers vs. freedom lovers)
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To: colorado tanker
Once upon a time the Oscars were a fun evening for movie fans. But, the woke culture has killed it just like it ruins everything.

And the "woke" either don't notice they are committing suicide or their "causes" and ribbons are worth it and the people buying tickets, well half can go to he*l.

32 posted on 04/26/2021 11:22:40 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: crusty old prospector
Maybe they need to replicate this memorable moment.
33 posted on 04/26/2021 11:23:02 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: marcusmaximus

The polls all lie to us, the American people, about Failed, Democrat, Faux POTUS Biden & Democrat, VP, Kamala Harris, who are two confirmed “ZEROS” and,”Hollywood” has slit its own throat with political nonsense. Who makes money in films today?...why Hallmark & Small Independent film producers that stick to the business they are in!!! Hollywood has killed itself and no one in America cares or listens to a word they utter...fools that all of them are!!!


34 posted on 04/26/2021 11:23:32 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: marcusmaximus

Glad people are avoiding this trash.

I did catch a clip online of Glenn Close answering trivia, praising Spike Lee, and embarrassing herself by shaking her rear. The trivia/talking part at least was obviously rehearsed, but whatever it takes to fool the woke crowd, I guess.


35 posted on 04/26/2021 11:23:50 AM PDT by Stravinsky
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To: OttawaFreeper

Nekkid Man was awesome.


36 posted on 04/26/2021 11:24:29 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: setter

No because I spent time with family


37 posted on 04/26/2021 11:24:34 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Stravinsky

Sad....but she still will not be ignored.


38 posted on 04/26/2021 11:25:54 AM PDT by xp38
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To: marcusmaximus

Did the U.S. make any movies the last year?


39 posted on 04/26/2021 11:25:54 AM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: marcusmaximus

This is great! Hollywood and sports lost thier star attraction power. Time to attack public schools and unions next and the DNC is neutered!


40 posted on 04/26/2021 11:26:38 AM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less)
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