98th Oscars Down Nearly 2 Million Viewers, Reaching 17.86 Million

March 18, 2026

98th Oscars Down Nearly 2 Million Viewers, Reaching 17.86 Million

Unfortunately, even a performance of the KPop Demon Hunters song “Golden” couldn’t make Oscars ratings go up, up, up. Today, according to Nielsen national live+same day big data plus panel program ratings, the 98th Oscars took a significant dip, dropping to 17.86 million viewers. The show, which aired on ABC and streamed live on Hulu, was down around

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