Oscar Ratings Tank Amid Political Grandstanding—Viewership Down 9% from 2025

The Oscars may still represent the biggest night in Hollywood. However, viewership ratings suggest that for the rest of the country, it is just another Sunday evening. According to Nielsen’s big data plus panel, the 98th annual Academy Awards drew 17.86 million viewers on ABC and Hulu. That's down 9% from last year’s 19.7 million viewers. The post Oscar Ratings Tank Amid Political Grandstanding—Viewership Down 9% from 2025 appeared first on That Park Place.