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Oscars 2021 Daniel Kaluuya THE OSCARS® - The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and international locations via satellite. "The Oscars" will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT and in more than 200 territories worldwide. (ABC/AMPAS)DANIEL KALUUYA

Oscars Ratings: 2021 Telecast Loses More Than Half Last Year’s Audience

As was widely expected, the first Oscars during the pandemic saw steep losses in line with other COVID-era awards shows.

Apr 26, 2021 2:27 pm /

Television / By Tyler Hersko

Golden Globes Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, and Kenan Thompson

Golden Globes Ratings: Early Numbers Point to a Massive Viewership Drop

Nielsen’s early numbers put the 78th Golden Globes on track to be the lowest-rated event in the show’s history.

Mar 1, 2021 5:15 pm /

Television / By Tyler Hersko

CNN’s Capitol Riot Coverage Resulted in Highest Viewership in Network’s History

CNN averaged 5.221 million viewers in total day ratings on Wednesday, when pro-Trump rioters breached the U.S. Capitol.

Jan 7, 2021 10:00 pm /

Television / By Tyler Hersko

HBO Touts ‘The Undoing’ as First Original Series to Grow Ratings Each Week

The Nicole Kidman- and Hugh Grant-led miniseries was a strong viewership success for HBO, on par with creator David E. Kelley’s “Big Little Lies.”

Dec 1, 2020 10:00 pm /

Television / By Tyler Hersko

‘Lovecraft Country’ Season Finale Ratings Jumped 16 Percent from Pilot Episode

“Lovecraft Country” has been a standout ratings success for HBO and scored especially strong viewership numbers for its Season 1 finale on Sunday.

Oct 20, 2020 10:10 pm /

Television / By Tyler Hersko

Trump Silent So Far on Biden Ratings Win for Thursday Town Halls

Joe Biden’s Thursday town hall on one network received around one million more viewers than Donald Trump’s town hall that aired on three at the same time.

Oct 16, 2020 3:58 pm /

Television / By Tyler Hersko

THE 72ND EMMY® AWARDS - Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the "72nd Emmy® Awards" will broadcast SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 (8:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. MDT/5:00 p.m. PDT), on ABC. (ABC/ABC)JENNIFER ANISTON, JIMMY KIMMEL

Emmy Ratings: Another Record-Setting Low for TV’s Biggest Night

There’s no end in sight for the Primetime Emmys’ viewership woes, which reached an all-time low for the second straight year during Sunday’s broadcast on ABC.

Sep 21, 2020 4:47 pm /

Television / By LaToya Ferguson

The 92nd Academy Awards Set a New All-Time Ratings Low

The previous record-holder was 2018’s 90th Academy Awards, with 26.5 million viewers.

Feb 10, 2020 2:45 pm /

Awards / By Hanh Nguyen

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform "Shallow" at 91st Oscars

Here’s Why Oscar Ratings Improved, and Why There’s Still a Long Way to Go

And no, it’s not because Kevin Hart stepped down as Oscars host.

Feb 25, 2019 6:54 pm /

Film / By Zack Sharf

Britain No Longer Permitting Rape Scenes, Sexual Violence in Films Rated for Under 15 Year Olds

The British Board of Film Classification says the current climate led it to make serious changes to rating films with sexual violence.

Jan 16, 2019 1:54 pm /

Television / By Michael Schneider

Top Rated Shows of 2018: Super Bowl LII, ‘This Is Us,’ ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Dominate

Also, every episode of the “Roseanne” revival made it on this year’s list of top 100 broadcast and cable telecasts. Too bad for ABC that she got all racist on us.

Dec 28, 2018 6:15 pm /

Television / By Michael Schneider