OSCARS RATING UP BUT STILL SECOND LOWEST OF ALL TIME!
The 2022 OSCARS drew 16.6 Million viewers on Sunday night up 58% from last year’s record-low audience of 10.5 million, according to Live + Same Day Nielsen data via Variety.
The 94th Academy Awards averaged a 3.8 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic, up 73% from the 2021 telecast. While the year-over-year growth is impressive, it’s still the second worst viewership and ratings performance in the history of the Awards Show.
The Oscars was the highest-rated entertainment special in primetime on any network in two years in the key demo, with the previous being ABC’s Oscars broadcast on February 9, 2020. Sunday’s show was the Number 1 primetime entertainment program of the broadcast season thus far, in terms of both viewers and ratings.
The 94th Academy Awards were a hit on social media and “drove 22.7 million total social interactions, spiking 139% over last year’s broadcast (9.5 million) to become the most social Oscars telecast on record.”
It is the Number 1 most social entertainment program of the year to date and the year’s Number 2 most social telecast overall, behind Super Bowl LVI. The awards show garnered 16 million video views across Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
The Oscars were hosted by 3 woman for the first time in history with Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall and Amy Schumer. The Academy roled without a host since Jimmy Kimmel in 2018.
The show began with with Beyonce’s “Be Alive” from the movie “King Richard” performed from a tennis court in Compton and wrapped up with Apple TV Plus’ “CODA” winning Best Picture of the year. The show was tainted by Chris Rock’s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s medical hair condition and Will Smith’s rage that resulted in slapping Rock in the face on stage. Will Smith accepted the Best Actor award later in the night and apologized to actors and the Academy but not to Chris until Monday night when he issued a formal statement.
The world of social media has been buzzing and talking more about “The Slap” heard and seen around the globe more than discussing the actual movie winners. Coda was the big winner with 3 awards including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay. CODA beat out Belfast, Drive My Car and Power of the Dog, Don’t Look Up, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley and West Side Story. It’s an historic win for a film that brings Deaf culture, and Deaf actors, to the forefront. Congrats CODA!
Featured Image from Twitter/TheAcademy
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— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 28, 2022
Check out the full winners list here.
