All the reasons Oscars 2021 ratings are expected to fall
Who watches the Oscars? Regarding “Ratings Dropoff Could Affect Oscars” by Stephen Battaglio [April 14]: The numbers for the Oscar broadcast will be way down this year for some very obvious reasons. 1. The pandemic. 2. The explosive growth of streaming services showing the films we could not see at the theaters. 3. Unless they have unlimited resources, the average movie fan cannot afford to pay for Amazon, Disney, Apple+ TV, HBO Max, etc. Advertisement John Hill :: Interest in the Oscars must surely be affected by the fact that movies are no longer the big event they used to be. You use...
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