Ratings Analysis: The
96th Academy Awards took in 19.49 million total viewers on ABC and managed a 3.82 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Though it was down by
5% from last year's ceremony in the key demo (
4.03), it was up by almost a million in total viewership when compared to 2023's broadcast (18.76 million). After the
Oscars, ABC plugged in an episode of
Abbott Elementary (1.43,
+1.10) and boosted it to its highest-ever rating. On Fox,
Bob's Burgers (0.29,
+0.02) randomly returned for a one-off showing and put the other Sunday cartoons to shame. The animated sitcom actually grew from its last episode (that had indirect football help) and built significantly on the
Simpsons rerun (0.17) that led into it.
Bob's served as a much-needed lifeline for
The Great North (0.21,
+0.09) and helped the latter grow by nearly a full tenth. However,
Grimsburg (0.12,
0.00) failed to take advantage of the stronger lead-in and could only tie last week's episode. CBS aired
60 Minutes (0.26/0.27) and reruns of
So Help Me Todd (0.15/0.16). NBC went with the second
Harry Potter film (0.15), but it was a hundredth lower than last week's showing of
Sorcerer's Stone. The CW served up
Bruce Almighty (0.04) and
Totally Funny repeats (0.04/0.05).
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
| 7 PM | 96th Academy Awards | 3.82 | 38 | 19.49 | ABC |
| 60 Minutes | 0.26 | 3 | 3.96 | CBS |
| Next Level Chef (R) | 0.18 | 2 | 0.84 | Fox |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 0.15 | 1 | 1.10 | NBC |
| Bruce Almighty | 0.04 | 0 | 0.34 | CW |
| 8 PM | 60 Minutes | 0.27 | 3 | 4.12 | CBS |
| The Simpsons (R) | 0.17 | 2 | 0.61 | Fox |
| 8:30 PM | Bob's Burgers | 0.29 | 3 | 0.79 | Fox |
| 9 PM | So Help Me Todd (R) | 0.15 | 1 | 1.80 | CBS |
| The Great North | 0.21 | 2 | 0.59 | Fox |
| Totally Funny Animals (R) | 0.04 | 0 | 0.38 | CW |
| 9:30 PM | Grimsburg | 0.12 | 1 | 0.41 | Fox |
| Totally Funny Kids (R) | 0.05 | 0 | 0.37 | CW |
| 10 PM | So Help Me Todd (R) | 0.16 | 2 | 1.71 | CBS |
| 10:30 PM | Abbott Elementary | 1.43 | 16 | 6.90 | ABC |
Key:
(R) = repeat
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