Oscars audience drops, viewing figures show

LOS ANGELES — The number of people in the United States tuning in live to watch the Oscars dropped by nine percent from last year, viewing figures released Tuesday, March 17, showed. Around 17.9 million people saw political thriller “One Battle After Another,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, take home the top prize at Hollywood’s premier awards gala on Sunday. That included people watching on the ABC broadcast network and streamer Hulu, both of which are owned by Disney. The 98th Academy Awards was hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien, and featured musical segments that paid tribute to the Netflix phenomenon “K-Pop Demon […]... Keep on reading: Oscars audience drops, viewing figures show