The 2025 edition of the Oscars drew a smaller total audience than a year ago — but posted gains among younger viewers.
Sunday’s telecast, hosted by Conan O’Brien, averaged 18.07 million viewers on ABC and Hulu, according to Nielsen fast national ratings and internal data from Disney. The show marked the first time the Academy Awards were live streamed, though Hulu suffered a number of technical glitches during the evening, including cutting off the final two awards of the…