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Oscars bloodbath. And Game of Thrones prequel enters production.

Why is the ratings for the Academy Awards in freefall?

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Dan Barrett
Apr 26, 2021
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Oscars bloodbath. And Game of Thrones prequel enters production.

The 2021 Oscars, it's 93rd awards show, took a ratings tumble as expected. The question was whether it would see a drop as significant as we saw from the Golden Globes (6.9 million, a 63% drop) and the Grammy Awards (8.8 million, a 53% drop). It dropped 58%, delivering 9.85 million viewers.

It goes without saying, but there are several reasons why these …

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