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The Oscars’ woeful ratings aren’t a Covid one-off – awards shows should not be on television What's worse than viewers criticising awards shows? No one watching – or talking about them – at all 28 April 2021 • 10:33am Britain's Daniel Kaluuya entertained the Oscars crowd with his Best Supporting Actor acceptance speech - one bright spot in a dull, little-watched ceremony Credit: Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S./REUTERS Nobody was expecting blockbuster ratings for the 2021 Academy Awards. The pandemic era has - not surprisingly - seen an awards show viewing collapse: the Emmys fell by 12 ...

Oscars 2021 attendees will NOT wear face masks DURING the telecast due to theatrical nature but will be asked to wear them off camera... as a THIRD of the budget goes to COVID-19 safety protocols This Sunday's Oscars ceremony will have the look and feel of a movie, giving winners time for longer speeches than usual, producers have said As a result nominees, their guests, presenters, and other attendees will not be required to wear masks  However when guests are not on camera, they will be asked to wear masks for instance they are to be put on during commercial breaks 

For decades, awards shows provided a front-row seat to TV viewers' favorite performers. Even as audiences for sitcoms and dramas were siphoned away by streaming services, the Oscars, the Grammys and the Golden Globe Awards could be relied upon every year to deliver the biggest TV ratings outside of NFL football. But over the past year, awards shows could not catch a break as the pandemic turned the spectacles into low-key, socially distanced and often virtual affairs. Both the CBS telecast of the 63rd Grammy Awards (9.2 million viewers on March 14) and NBC's presentation of the 93rd Golden Gl...

But over the past year, awards shows could not catch a break as the pandemic turned the spectacles into low-key, socially distanced and often virtual affairs. Both the CBS telecast of the 63rd Grammy Awards (9.2 million viewers on March 14) and NBC’s presentation of the 93rd Golden Globe Awards (6.9 million viewers on NBC) dropped more than 50% from 2020 levels, according to Nielsen.

For decades, awards shows provided a front-row seat to TV viewers’ favorite performers. Even as audiences for sitcoms and dramas were siphoned away by streaming services, the Oscars, the Grammys and the Golden Globes could be relied upon every year to deliver the biggest TV ratings outside of NFL football. But over the past year, awards shows could not catch a break as the pandemic turned the spectacles into low-key, socially distanced and often virtual affairs. Both the CBS telecast of the 63rd Grammy Awards (9.2 million viewers on March 14) and NBC’s presentation of the 93rd Golden Glob...