Oscars Ratings Fall 9 Percent in Conan O'Brien Hosting Year
Disney reported that the 98th Academy Awards saw a significant decline, with viewership dropping by nine percent from last year's post-pandemic high. The gala attracted approximately seventeen point eight million television and streaming audiences during Conan O'Brien hosting his second time behind the podium in New York City on Sunday night.
Key Points
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1The Oscars saw viewership drop by approximately 17.5 million people in the US, representing a significant decline from previous years.
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2Viewers among adults aged 18-49 experienced an even steeper decrease of around 20% compared to last year's figures during Conan O'Brien hosting his second time at this event.
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Oscar ratings fell by nine percent in the second year of hosting with Conan O'Brian, marking a decline after several years of gains.
— [Mar 18, 02:08] Oscar Ratings Fall 9% in Conan O'Brien's Second Year Hosting (Deccanchronicle, Independent.co.uk, Nbcchicago)The show also saw more significant fourteen percent decline from last year for viewership among adults aged eighteen to forty-nine.
— [Mar 18, 02:08] Oscar Ratings Fall 9% in Conan O'Brien's Second Year Hosting (Deccanchronicle, Independent.co.uk, Nbcchicago)(Stern.de) reports that the viewership rating for Oscars has decreased.
— [Mar 18, 06:12] Oscars 2026: Einschaltquote in USA gesunken (Stern.de)(Bluewin.ch) states that audiences of Oscar are decreasing and fewer people watch it than before the event was hosted by Conan O'Brien.
— [Mar 18, 04:28] Les audiences des Oscars 2026 sont en baisse (Bluewin.ch)(Feeds.leparisien.fr) reports that only seventeen point nine million viewers watched in two thousand twenty-six and the event made less money.
— [Mar 18, 03:18] Seulement 17.9 millions de téleₑspectateurs en 2026, en baisse de % : les Oscars font moins recette (Feeds.leparisien.fr)