The ratings for the 2018 Academy Awards were the lowest ever recorded, according to early viewing figures for the ceremony.
The previous record low for the ceremony was in 2008, when No Country For Old Men won best picture.
The ratings for Sunday’s ceremony do not include digital or mobile viewers.
The broadcast also comfortably outmatched the ratings for the other major awards shows this year, including the The Golden Globes, which reached 19 million viewers in January and the Grammys, which managed 19.8 million viewers last month.