The much argued-over changes to the Oscars TV show format appear to have paid off, with an increase of more than 11% in audience ratings for this year’s edition.
Conversely, the Oscars remains the most watched non-sport live event on US TV.
However, figures from Nielsen’s audience measuring system show that this year’s Oscars scored 29.6m, with a 7.7 rating in the coveted 18-49 age demographic.
An overall increase of 11.1%, this represents the first upward movement since 2014 – but still is the second lowest ever audience figure.