LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Reuters) - This year's Oscars

telecast that honored independent film "Anora" brought in an

estimated 18.1 million U.S. viewers on television and streaming,

according to data released by broadcaster ABC on Monday.

The audience for the highest honors in Hollywood fell 7%

from the 2024 ceremony, when 19.5 million people tuned in to see

blockbuster biopic "Oppenheimer" take best picture.