For the first time ever, ABC’s telecast of the Academy Awards will be airing even earlier.
What’s Happening:
- For the first time in the Oscars’ history, the telecast will begin airing at 7pm ET/4pm PT.
- A red carpet pre-show will still air before the ceremony, starting at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT.
- Immediately following the telecast, a brand new episode of Abbott Elementary has been scheduled for 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT.
- The hope is that this new schedule move will keep the often long ceremony within proper primetime hours, allowing local news to not be delayed in many markets.
- The Oscars air on ABC on March 10th, 2024.
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