Trump-Hosted Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Sink to Ceremony’s Lowest With 3.01 Million Viewers

Ratings for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors sunk to its lowest numbers ever as President Donald Trump hosted the once-prestigious event from the renamed Washington, D.C. performing arts center, which he altered to include his name weeks after its taping.

The awards ceremony drew in just 3.01 million viewers as it broadcast on CBS and live streamed on Paramount+ on Tuesday, Dec. 23, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day + big panel figures. As preliminary ratings suggested, the 2025...