The Oscars averaged an approximate 24.6 rating/39 share in the household overnights from 8:30 p.m.-12:12 a.m. ET, peaking in the 9:30 p.m. half-hour at a 25.6/37. Comparably, this was 12 percent below the 27.9/41 in the overnights for the year-ago Oscars telecast (on Sunday 3/02/14)