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http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-sunday-feb-26-2017-oscars/

Time zone-adjusted ratings for the Oscars have them down from last year’s awards. The decline in total audience was fairly small — about 4 percent, with 32.9 million people tuning in Sunday vs. 34.42 million last year.

The drop among younger viewers, however, was considerably larger: Sunday’s 9.1 rating represents a 13 percent drop from last year’s 10.5. It’s the lowest 18-49 rating for the show in more than 20 years.

Time to nominate a Star Wars film for best picture.

 

[Heroman]

The Oscar are boring as fuck

 

[Paganmoon]

Finally, proof that diversity is not a good thing.

 

[Sephzilla]

Bet the younger audiences would have shown up if Mad Max won last year

 

[Gin-Shiio]

Time to nominate a Star Wars film for best picture.

I'm not sure Star Wars would be the franchise to bring back young audiences. It's all about tickling the nostalgia bone of them oldtimers.

 

[HellforLeather]

The Oscar are boring as fuck

This and most people didnt see half of the movies up for awards.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

The Oscar are boring as fuck

First post would have normally nailed it...

 

[mreddie]

You know he's gonna bring it up.

 

[QuantumBro]

Too many people watching the Our Cinema Oscar Special.

 

[Prodigal Son]

No wonder they pulled that 'lolwhoops wrong movie guys' stunt at the end. Publicity, my dudes. Itsallaconspiracy

 

[EPaul]

But this year had the best finish plus kimmel was decent

 

[skynidas]

If they care about ratings they need to change how the show is made. Announcing new movies at the show or showing new trailers could do the trick.

 

[Galactic Specter]

You know he's gonna bring it up.

Sad!

 

[blanchot]

its a shambles

 

[Back-In-Black]

If they care about ratings they need to change how the show is made. Announcing new movies at the show or showing new trailers could do the trick.

So turn it into "The Game Awards?"

 

[Fuu]

Ironically this was the first time I ever watched the show on its entirety, through the Double Toasted livestream. Then again, that doesn't count as official viewership.

 

[D4Danger]

because it's boring and nobody cares. The best thing they could do is put a free stream online so people can just shit talk it all night.

 

[Sephzilla]

If they care about ratings they need to change how the show is made. Announcing new movies at the show or showing new trailers could do the trick.

I'd rather the Oscars not turn into The Game Awards.

Honestly, part of the "problem" is that I feel younger audiences are caring less about the movies and actors being nominated.

 

[Kayhan]

La La Land?

Moar liek Sad Sad Land amirite.

 

[Blader]

Too bad, they missed a hell of an ending.

Their numbers would probably tick way up if they just finally streamed the damn show.

 

[Sectorseven]

If they care about ratings they need to change how the show is made. Announcing new movies at the show or showing new trailers could do the trick.

And Geoff Keighley should host.

 

[Sethista]

the whole show needs to change format, from an entertainment perspective.

Oscar is meaningless anyway to define wuality in movie and performances, since quality is not by far the only factor in defining the "winners". It could at least be entertaining to watch.

 

[The Albatross]

Oscars are obviously shit, but I'd imagine this has more to do with that people can get whatever they want from the Oscars w/o watching the Oscars.

My wife is obsessed with Oscars fashion but she doesn't watch the Oscars, she goes on Twitter and websites dedicated to it, then will watch Fashion Police tonight. Likewise, friends who are into who wins awards will watch the results on Twitter or w/e, and then watch the gaffes or good speeches on YouTube or w/e.

I couldn't be bothered by industry trade groups giving themselves awards.

 

[TraBuch]

So turn it into "The Game Awards?"

We need Joel McHale to host it and to bring out Odd Future to confuse everyone.

 

[Rainy]

I actually found it pretty enjoyable this year lol.

 

[Einchy]

So turn it into "The Game Awards?"

Everyone wants game awards to be like the Oscars and now people want the Oscars to be like game awards.

 

[jph139]

I mean, I've never really seen the point when I can read about all of the winners online immediately. Not gonna spend hours watching commercials, bad jokes, and rich people patting each other on the back if I don't have to.

 

[jmdajr]

My OTA antenna never gets ABC. Stupid VHF signal.

 

[RinsFury]

Finally, proof that diversity is not a good thing.

You know that's how white supremacist Donald voters will spin this.

 

[Extra Sauce]

What if they waited until the nominated movies were available on video before holding the ceremony? I'm just spitballing here.

 

[the_firewithin]

And Geoff Keighley should host.

With joel

 

[shira]

No wonder they pulled that 'lolwhoops wrong movie guys' stunt at the end. Publicity, my dudes. Itsallaconspiracy

I think that gets you even less viewers if the initial results can't be trusted. You might dominate the headlines, but it gives less credibility to next year's ceremony. If they wanted more viewers they should have given Deadpool a best picture nomination.

 

[dave is ok]

1. It was a pretty bad year for movies.
2. It was up against The Walking Dead.

 

[Sub_Level]

Cut it to 90 minutes and add an action category.

Instant 5% gain in viewership year over year.

 

[tearsintherain]

They need to revamp the categories and add a few for popularity. Best action scene, best kiss or romantic moment, best villain, etc. Drop some of the technical categories from the telecast and move them to whatever night they do the stuff no one cares about (sorry best makeup, etc).

I know thats probably a hugely unpopular opinion here but really just haven't cared about any of the major oscar categories or noms in the past few years.

They should also try to get the run time down to 90 minutes with commercials, just brutally eliminate any categories from the telecast that aren't popular - best animated short, best docu short, best docu feature, best live action short etc don't belong on the main telecast.

 

[Jibbed]

Mad Max was robbed, that's why.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

I'd rather the Oscars not turn into The Game Awards.

Honestly, part of the "problem" is that I feel younger audiences are caring less about the movies and actors being nominated.

True. A lot of these people don't watch the nominated movies until after the Oscars are over.

1. It was a pretty bad year for movies.
2. It was up against The Walking Dead.

It was a great year for movies. It's only getting better and better.

 

[Yohane]

They should include Youtubers and stream on Twich!

 

[Fuu]

1. It was a pretty bad year for movies.
2. It was up against The Walking Dead.

Nah. Tons of great movies last year and several of them weren't even nominated.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Cut it to 90 minutes and add an action category.

A genre category.

 

[Violence Jack]

That's what they get for not adding Deadpool as a Best Picture nomination.

/s

But seriously, I watched it all the way through last night and it was pretty damn boring aside from the end and some of Kimmel's stuff. Plus, I had little to no interest in seeing most of the movies that were nominated.

 

[Meowster]

They can fix this by making the Oscars streamable on YouTube.

 

[Extra Sauce]

1. It was a pretty bad year for movies.

Every year people say that and every year they are wrong.

 

[kingocfs]

They should get someone younger to host, like James Franco or Anne Hathaway. Or maybe both.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Everyone expected more of the same. I can see viewership picking up next year

 

[Stasis]

You know he's gonna bring it up.

Of course he is. He hasn't already? I'm kinda surprised.

 

[Chris R]

Haven't watched in years.

Didn't care for basically any of the movies nominated this year (just aren't my thing outside of Arrival really), don't like Kimmel, show goes on for far too long, ect.

 

[Fox Mulder]

It's boring and irrelevant.

If you care, you can see the results without watching hours of blowjobs. Everyone else doesn't care about the films nominated each year.

 

[demon]

I don't think it's possible for anything to have less appeal to me than spending 3-4 hours watching the Oscars.

 

[Back-In-Black]

No wants to see a bunch of Hollywood elites pat themselves on the back at how well they pretended to be other people in movies no one saw.