Oscars 2021 records lowest-ever TV ratings, viewership drops to below 10 million

Last year had set a record for the least watched Oscars telecast. However, the viewership ratings for Oscars 2021 was 58 per cent lower than last year's tally, making it drop below 10 million.

The television audience of Oscars 2021 saw an all-time low with less than 10 million viewers for the first time ever. It broke the record of last year's Oscar's low viewership. The 93rd Academy Awards television audience plunged to 9.85 million viewers this year. It was 58 percent lower than last year’s tally of 23.6 million, which had set the record for the previous lowest-rated Oscar broadcast. Since the theaters were mostly closed due to Covid-19, people were not excited or even unfamiliar with the movies they primarily streamed at home. Even though the makers tried hard with a hostless program and a small, socially-distanced audience that didn’t wear masks during the broadcast, it didn't work well with the audience. The event even drew mixed reviews.