Los Angeles — The Oscars dropped nearly 8% to 18 million viewers Sunday, the first year-to-year decline for the ABC telecast since 2021. The decrease is hardly a shock, as the majority of this year's Oscars contenders were not box office hits, including "Anora," which won for best picture and four other trophies.

The show was broadcast on ABC, as it has been for decades, but also streamed live on Hulu, where there were glitches.

Final figures, which will be released Tuesday, may pull the show a little closer to the 2024 tally. Despite the overall dip, though, Sunday’s Oscars posted gains among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34, hitting a post-pandemic high in the latter demographic.

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Almost all of the night’s winners are currently still in theaters, including “Conclave,” “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” and even Best Documentary winner “No Other Land.” Yuval Abraham,

Ten films walked away from the 97th Academy Awards with trophies, and some of them have been streaming for a bit while others have yet to land.

Director Sean Baker, producers Alex Coco and Samantha Quan and cast and crew members win the Oscar for Best Picture for "Anora" during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles,