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Entertainment • 2026-04-18 09:05

Ellen's 2014 Oscars Selfie Marked Peak of TV Monoculture — and It's Been Declining Ever Since

The Hollywood Reporter examines how Ellen DeGeneres' star-studded selfie at the 2014 Oscars unknowingly represented the high-water mark of shared mass-media culture. Data shows a sustained decline in communal viewing since that moment, as audiences have fragmented across an ever-expanding array of platforms and content.

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