Same thing happened to Miss America and the Indy 500, though that was always a radio event for me, as never went to theater to watch on closed circuit in the heyday.
The Indy 500 actually went from tape-delayed to live 40 years ago. The 2025 Indy 500 was the 40th live broadcast. Miss America lost television in recent years.
It wasn’t until the 1979 Daytona 500 that full-length 500-mile events aired live.
The Oscars dropping down to Google should say how Big Tech has taken over Hollywood. ABC gets the Grammys in 2027. This will be such a disaster that the Academy has proven how elitism works. Elitism is more relevant to the Left.