The first hostless Academy Awards broadcast in 30 years attracted a 12 per cent bigger US television audience to Walt Disney's ABC than last year's record-low viewership, the network said on Monday. Sunday night's live telecast drew an average audience of 29.6 million...
The first hostless Academy Awards broadcast in 30 years attracted a 12 per cent bigger US television audience to Walt Disney's ABC than last year's record-low viewership, the network said on Monday.
Sunday night's live telecast drew an average audience of 29.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen data released by ABC. Last year, the Oscars show averaged 26.5 million viewers, a record low and down from 32.9 million in 2017. This year's ratings jump was a victory for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the show's producers, who were under pressure to expand the audience as overall TV viewership is on the decline.
The ceremony opened with a performance by rock band Queen, featuring American Idol star Adam Lambert as lead vocalist. The show ran 40 minutes shorter than last year's programme and eschewed its typical opening monologue for short celebrity cameos. Many TV critics praised the broadcast, saying the lack of a host made the show move quickly and forced the producers to think creatively about how to entertain viewers.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
After Putin's warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in USMOSCOW: Russian state television has listed US military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a ...
Read more »
US banks record US$59.1 billion in profits in fourth-quarter of 2018The U.S. banking sector recorded US$59.1 billion in profits in the fourth quarter of 2018, down slightly from the third quarter's record level but ...
Read more »
Microsoft workers demand it drop US$480m US Army contract[SAN FRANCISCO] Several Microsoft Corp employees on Friday demanded that the company cancel a US$480 million hardware contract with the US Army and stop developing 'any and all weapons technologies.' Read more at The Business Times.
Read more »
Microsoft workers demand it drop US$450 million US Army contractSeveral Microsoft Corp employees on Friday demanded that the company cancel a US$480 million hardware contract with the U.S. Army and stop ...
Read more »
US: Wall St trims gains as US, China struggle over gaps in trade issues[NEW YORK] US stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Friday but pared gains after US officials said the United States and China still have issues to resolve in their ongoing trade talks. Read more at The Business Times.
Read more »
Oil hits 2019 highs on US-China trade hopes, but US output weighs[NEW YORK] Oil prices touched their highest since mid-November on Friday and posted weekly gains for the second week in a row, boosted by hopes that US-China trade talks would soon produce a deal, although new record US oil supply limited gains. Read more at The Business Times.
Read more »