Jimmy Kimmel's 'divisive,' politically charged Oscars could be least watched in history

Jimmy Kimmel claimed he was keeping this year's Oscars positive, but the ratings were anything but.

The politically charged 2018 Academy Awards were down 18 percent compared to the 2017 viewership with an 5/8 rating/21 share and 22.4 million total viewers in Nielsen’s overnight numbers from 7-11 p.m. ET, according to TheWrap.

Media Research Center Vice President Dan Gainor told Fox News viewers shouldn’t be surprised that the show turned political and featured “divisive, left-wing politics” throughout the four-hour event.

“The Tinseltown elite genuinely hate the people they expect will pay to see their movies and watch their TV shows,” Gainor said. “Why do we support them?”

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