The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors has recorded the lowest ratings in the show’s history, sparking a fierce debate over whether politics, scheduling or measurement changes are to blame.
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Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Slump Sparks White House Spin Battle
The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors has entered the history books for reasons far removed from artistic celebration, with the annual event recording the lowest television ratings since the ceremony began airing nationally. Broadcast on CBS on 23 December 2025, the Donald Trump hosted edition averaged 3.01 million viewers, a figure that represents a sharp year on year decline and has triggered a flurry of explanations from the Kennedy Center's new leadership and the White House.
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