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17,800,000
17,800,000 -- broadcast viewers for The Oscars (2026)
The Oscars garnered 17.8 million viewers according to Nielsen.
- a decline of 9% in spite of Nielsen's new Big Data panel
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17,800,000
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2026
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20
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30
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45
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95
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Nielsen
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https://entertainmentstrategyguy.com/2026/04/01/finally-two-returning-shows-didnt-lose-their-audienc… ↗
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Finally! Two Returning Shows Didn't Lose Their Audiences - Entertainment Strategy Guy
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The Oscars: 17,800,000 broadcast viewers. Source: Nielsen (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/oscars-2026-viewers
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/oscars-2026-viewers" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>17,800,000</strong> -- broadcast viewers for The Oscars<br><small>Source: Nielsen (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/oscars-2026-viewers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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