The 98th Oscars audience slipped to a four-year low this year with 17.86 million viewers across ABC and
Hulu<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s down about 9% from last year, when the show tallied nearly 20M viewers after Disney accounted for PC and mobile viewing. So, it\u2019s possible this number might go up slightly. It is, of course, still worth noting that\u2019s much higher than most other award shows in recent years, including the Golden Globes, Emmys and Grammys.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s difficult to say exactly why the show underperformed this year, especially since the viewership numbers for the Oscars had been on the rise recently.<\/p>\n
Keeping in line with the last few years, the Academy opted for an earlier start time again, kicking off the ceremony at 7 p.m. Et\/4 p.m. Pt, meaning the show stayed largely in primetime. Over the last few years, that has certainly seemed to help…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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