Oscars Viewership Drops, O'Brien Hosts

0:00On March 18th, live viewership for the Oscars fell 9% from last year, drawing 17.9 million people on Sunday. The political thriller, one battle after another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, won Best Picture, while Michael B. Jordan earned Best Actor for his duel. Rolls in the Vampire Film, Seniors. Comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the 98th Academy Awards, which included musical tributes to Netflix's K-Pob Demon Hunters, and a special inn, memoriam for Robert Redford, featuring Barbara Streisand. Once pulling in 40 million viewers regularly, the show hit a low of 10.4 million in 2021 before slowly climbing back, only, to drop again this year. That slide matches dips at the Golden Gloves and Grammys, plus competition from World Baseball Classic semi-finals where the United States beat the Dominican Republic, and starting in 2029, the Oscars move exclusively to YouTube.