Oscars See First Bump In Ratings Since 2020, But Still Suffering To Get Numbers Pre-Pandemic

The 2023 Oscars Although the ratings saw a slight increase since the 2020 broadcast, the show still didn’t reach the same levels as it did before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 95th Academy Awards broadcast from Los Angeles on Sunday was watched by a record 18.7 million viewers. According to Nielsen data, this average audience of 18.7 millions tuned in. Los Angeles Times reported.

The ratings for this star-studded event at the Dolby Theatre are up 12% on the previous year. This was the highest attendance for tinseltown’s largest night since 2020 when it attracted 23.6 million people.

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To put Sunday’s numbers in context, the 2022 Oscars averaged 16.7 millions viewers, an increase of 58% over its 2021 low of 10.5 million viewers.

Images and reports on social media were most likely to have contributed to the 94th Academy Award ratings explosion. Will Smith Slapping and walking up to the stage Chris Rock As before, in the face reported.

But Sunday’s ABC ratings are still disappointing compared with the show in 2019. In 2019, nearly 30,000,000 people tuned in to ABC to watch their favorite stars, and see which films won.

According to the outlet, the 2023 Oscars were more positive than the annual awards show that was held annually since the pandemic in Hollywood and around the world.

“Indiana Jones” Star Ke Huy Quan He won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor in Sci-Fi Movies. “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” The actor was named the winner and gave an inspiring acceptance speech about the American Dream. reported.

“My mom is 84 years old and she’s at home watching,” Quan spoke to the room of stars on Sunday night. “Mom, I just won an Oscar!”

“My journey started on a boat,”  the Vietnam-born actor added. “I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow, I ended up here, on Hollywood’s biggest stage. They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This … this is the American Dream!”

Related: ‘Indiana Jones’ Actor Ke Huy Quan Gets Emotional During Golden Globes Acceptance Speech

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