The ceremony averaged 29.6m viewers, a 11.5 per cent gain from last year, despite the lack of host.
ABC‘s broadcast of the Oscars rose for the first time in five years, up by more than 10 per cent from 2018’s all-time low.
2018 marked an all-time low for the awards ceremony, with 26.54m viewers and a 6.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
The broadcast was the most-watched entertainment telecast since 2017’s Oscars and the highest-rated non-sports programme since the post-Super Bowl This is Us in 2018.