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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

(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: hollyweird; oscars; oscars2021; ratings; whocares
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1 posted on 04/26/2021 11:04:04 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Cue the Ha Ha meme.


2 posted on 04/26/2021 11:04:42 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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We don’t have to watch the ‘awards’ for best dentists - or best college intern or best anything except these filmmakers...

It’s time for Hollywood to do their ‘awards shows’ like everyone else: within their own profession and private.

Don’t waste our time.


3 posted on 04/26/2021 11:06:37 AM PDT by GOPJ (We need a better class of 'elites' - the ones we have now are more like monied white trash...)
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To: crusty old prospector

Black and Asian winners aplenty, but this morning The Usual Suspects in showbiz are pooh-poohing that the winners weren’t diverse *enough*, LOL.


4 posted on 04/26/2021 11:07:11 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: GOPJ

I used to say, back in the early 90’s, that I’ll watch the Oscars when there is an annual show to show the awards for best COBOL programmer.


5 posted on 04/26/2021 11:07:47 AM PDT by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Did Jar Jar Binks win?

He’s my favorite actor.


6 posted on 04/26/2021 11:08:03 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: crusty old prospector

Variety used to allow comments. No more. I HATE Hollywood.


7 posted on 04/26/2021 11:08:45 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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Our ‘entertainers’ can’t even put on an entertaining awards show - that’s telling. Keep it private... no one cares anymore. Or put in on in DC for our corrupt white liberal ‘elites’...

See tag: We need a better class of ‘elites’ - the ones we have now are more like monied white trash...


8 posted on 04/26/2021 11:09:39 AM PDT by GOPJ (We need a better class of 'elites' - the ones we have now are more like monied white trash...)
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what was the box office/ppview take on each of the nominated films vs the nominees in the top catagories for the past 10 years?


9 posted on 04/26/2021 11:09:45 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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I can imagine some reasons for this.

1. People clicked off during the opening intro when the MC woman just had to mention the Minneapolis trial.

2. Many movies this past year were released to streaming services rather than in theaters due to movie theaters being closed in many areas of thr country. So many people weren’t familiar with the nominees.

3. How many people are on thr edge of their seat to see who wins awards for movies they had never heard of?


10 posted on 04/26/2021 11:09:54 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: marcusmaximus; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON; Rebelbase; mylife

That’s because Scarsdale Surprise didn’t get nominated. Plus they didn’t have seat savers.


11 posted on 04/26/2021 11:10:33 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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...in the midst of a pandemic.

Yeah, okay, let's go with that. Bwahahahaha... losers.

12 posted on 04/26/2021 11:11:17 AM PDT by Obadiah
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LOL - good one. Too bad ‘the little people’ don’t matter to our creepy ‘elites’...

See tag: We need a better class of ‘elites’ - the ones we have now are more like monied white trash...


13 posted on 04/26/2021 11:11:30 AM PDT by GOPJ (We need a better class of 'elites' - the ones we have now are more like monied white trash...)
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To: marcusmaximus

The show was hostless because Gallagher and Carrot Top both had previous engagements.


14 posted on 04/26/2021 11:13:08 AM PDT by dangus
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Good.


15 posted on 04/26/2021 11:13:46 AM PDT by Fido969 ( Sc)
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Anyone notice commercials during Oscars were 95% black actors


16 posted on 04/26/2021 11:15:47 AM PDT by setter
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in the grammys awards are given out to the top selling artists every year (more or less) although the beatles weren’t heavily awarded when they were the top thing going

Rock and Roll hall of fame also favors chart success over impact and influence.

But at the Academy they will give it to something most people might otherwise not watch, skip some nominations or awards for “political” (industry skirmishes) reasons, and ignore the top sellers if they are science fiction, horror, or “comedy”.


17 posted on 04/26/2021 11:16:12 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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Annnnd they didn’t dare try Ricky Gervais again......


18 posted on 04/26/2021 11:16:25 AM PDT by Hambone 1934 (When will the dems turn the US into Venezuela????)
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To: marcusmaximus

Wow virtue signaling and non-stop SJW is really popular.


19 posted on 04/26/2021 11:16:39 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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20 posted on 04/26/2021 11:17:21 AM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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