2026 Oscars telecast scores 17.9 million viewers, down 9% from last year
ABC’s Sunday telecast of the 98th Oscars averaged 17.9 million viewers, ending a four-year streak of audience increases. The figure from Nielsen is down 9% from the 19.7 million viewers who watched the telecast on ABC and Hulu in 2025. After ratings for the Oscars cratered to an all-time low of 10.5 million viewers in…