Ratings Plummet for 2018
ESPY Awards The 2018 ESPY Awards recorded the show's lowest numbers since it moved to ABC from ESPN in 2015. The ceremony, which was hosted by former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, delivered 3.94 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic. These numbers are down 26 percent in total viewers and 36 percent in adults 18-49 from the 2017 broadcast. Before that, the 2016 ESPYs was already down 36 percent in the demographic and 31 percent overall. The decline put ABC in third place for the night behind CBS and Fox, both of which averaged a 1.0 among adults 18-49.
