A view of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 10, 2026. Artists have cancelled performances at Washington D.C.'s premier performing arts center to protest its renaming to include President ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Trump–Kennedy Center is pushing back on a recent media narrative that its annual Honors awards show suffered a ratings flop under President Donald Trump compared to years prior, arguing that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kennedy Center Honors saw a sharp drop in ratings as President Donald Trump presented the ceremony, which aired on Tuesday.

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 ...

Despite record-low ratings for last year's Kennedy Center Honors, a source says that multiple TV and streaming homes have discussed acquiring the rights to the show, starting with the 2026 installment ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 7, 2025. (Credit: Allison Robbert/Getty Images) The Kennedy Center defended the Donald-Trump 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 ...

Dan is an assistant managing editor at Raw Story based in Colorado, producing and editing breaking political news. Dan previously worked as a news associate at The Associated Press in Philadelphia, ...

In what could spell catastrophe for next month’s theatrical release of Melania, President Trump has turned out to be ratings poison for the Kennedy Center Honors. As artists continue to drop from the ...

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 ...