The Kennedy Center is defending this year’s Kennedy Center Honors after the Donald Trump hosted telecast delivered all-time low viewership for CBS. The Dec. 23 telecast averaged 3.01 million viewers ...

The 2025 Kennedy Center honors drew all-time low ratings after US President Trump predicted it would be “the highest-rated show that they’ve ever done.” Despite the drop, Kennedy Center ...

The Kennedy Center Honors ratings fell sharply in 2025, the latest setback for the arts and culture institution since President Donald Trump’s takeover led to a controversial renaming of the venue, ...

“Comparing this year’s broadcast ratings to prior years is a classic apples-to-oranges comparison and evidence of far-left bias," Roma Daravi, vp of public relations, said in a statement shared with ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Multiple artists are canceling Kennedy Center performances after President Trump’s name was added to the historic ...

The official ratings for the 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors are in, and the Dec. 23 telecast averaged 3.01 million viewers on CBS, according to Nielsen Live + Same Day Panel + Big Data. That is an ...

During the broadcast, which was taped Dec. 7, the president predicted that the 2025 ceremony would draw in the best ratings yet. By McKinley Franklin, Alex Weprin The ratings for the 2025 Kennedy ...

Ratings for the Kennedy Center Honors took a sharp decline this year. The poor turnout comes shortly after Donald Trump added his name to the historic forum. This year’s Kennedy Center Honors, hosted ...

Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump attend the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) Ratings for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors sunk to its lowest numbers ever as President Donald Trump ...

Despite Donald Trump‘s prediction that this year’s Kennedy Center Honors would be “the highest-rated show that they’ve ever done,” the 2025 ceremony hit a record low, losing over one million viewers ...