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ratings of Oscar 2023 The radio is on – and the ratings are up again this year.
According to a press release shared by ABC, citing preliminary data from Nielsen, the 95th Academy Awards aired with jimmy kimmel, attracting an average of 18.7 million viewers and a 4.0 rating among adults ages 18 to 49. Total audience was up 12% compared to last year’s 16.7 million.
According to a press release, the Oscars were broadcast on CBS (12.5 million viewers) and NBC’s Emmys in September (5.9 million viewers) more than February’s Grammys. Returning to NBC’s Golden Globes after a year without airing on the network, 6.3 million viewers in January.
Sunday’s Oscars vs. HBO’s hit series’ first-season finale last survivorwhich, according to typeIt set a new series high in viewership: an estimated 8.2 million people watched episode nine.
This year’s figure, while a three-year high, is still one of the lowest in Academy Awards history. type Report The most-watched show was in 1998 — 55.3 million viewers — when James Cameron’s blockbuster Titanic Get Best Picture.The outlet added that the last time the show surpassed 20 million views was in 2020, when parasite is the Best Picture winner and was watched by 23.6 million people.
deadline Report The lowest ratings came in 2021, when there was no host and only 10.4 million people tuned in.
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Oscar producer and showrunner Glenn Weiss told hollywood reporter What are his hopes for the ratings after Sunday night’s show.
“You know what, you can only hope. What we want to do is go out there and do a show that people actually love, a show that people are going to talk about,” he said. “We think we did. I certainly hope [Monday] Delivered good news in terms of ratings, but regardless, I think it was a successful night. “
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Weiss added that he was proud of “the whole night” and praised Kimmel, 55, for hosting for the third time.
“First of all, I think Jimmy did a great job. He made the show move, but he also made it lighthearted and lighthearted, so it didn’t feel too serious,” he said. “The winners throughout the evening really gave us a ride. Just when we thought it was going one way, it went another. The presentation was passionate and from the heart.”
everything is everywhere used to be big winner of the nightwith seven overall wins, including Best Picture.