The official ratings are in and the show fell in viewers 19% from last year, with only 26.5 million watching. That's an all-time low, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The lowest rating ever for the Oscars before the 2018 edition was 2008's, hosted by Jon Stewart, which was seen by 31.8 million viewers (that year "No Country for Old Men" won best picture).
With general audiences not interested in the favorites for best picture, and many of the major categories predetermined by Oscar pundits, this year's show going in didn't have much drama for the casual movie lover.
But audiences have generally been ignoring the telecast for years. And many big-time live events have seen ratings drops recently (the Super Bowl was down 7% this year, for instance), as consumption patterns continue to migrate away from live TV.
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