Oscar Viewership Up 12% To 18.7 Million
deadline.comAfter a surprisingly eventful ceremony last year, the 2023 Oscars went on without a hitch Sunday. Everything Everywhere All At Once completed its awards-season sweep with a whopping seven trophies, including for Best Picture, as well as three of the four acting categories.
It was the Oscars’ most-awarded film in a decade. And audiences seemed to respond, if only slightly. The 95th annual ceremony brought in 18.7 million viewers, a 12% increase from last year when the telecast captured 16.6M viewers.
The telecast was also up to a 4.0 demo rating, compared with last year’s 3.8. Both ceremonies are still among the least-watched and lowest-rated in Oscars history, though the ratings have gone up nearly significantly from the hostless 2021 Oscars (which had an audience of 10.4M).
Apparently, this was a very social Oscars affair, with the ceremony grabbing about 27.4M total social interactions over the course of the night across Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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