Academy Award show viewership down 7% from 2024

Viewership for Sunday’s Academy Awards presentation dropped about 7% from 2024. Just over 18 million people tuned in to watch Conan O’Brien host the 97th presentation of Hollywood’s most glamorous award party, according to Nielsen. Despite airing on ABC and streaming on Hulu — where a scheduling system snafu caused programming to be interrupted with a couple major award categories yet to be announced. The award presentation lasted nearly four hours and was dominated with wins by “Anora,” which took home five trophies, including one for best picture. Last month’s...