92nd
Academy
Awards
saw
several
historic
moments
including,
Parasite's
big
win
as
in
four
major
categories.
Along
with
same,
Oscars
on
Sunday
night
also
saw
a
historic
low
rating
with
only
23.6
million
viewers.
The
Academy
in
2019
bet
another
year
with
no
host
and
brought
the
first
increase
in
ratings
in
the
previous
five
years.
However
with
the
same
format
of
no
host,
and
energetic
performance
by
Janelle
Monae,
several
monologues
by
stars
including
SNL
regular
Steve
Martin
and
alum
Chris
Rock.
The
ceremony
also
saw
music
performance
by
Eminem
which
managed
to
create
some
buzz
online.
Since
last
year's
Grammy
and
Golden
Globes,
Oscars
is
still
the
most-watched
entertainment
special.
According
to
deadline.com,
the
turnaround
drew
in
23.6
million
total
viewers
and
a
5.3
rating
in
the
adults
demographic.
Here
is
a
list
of
viewership
over
the
past
5
years,
2020:
23.6
million,
Parasite
(No
host)
2019:
29.6
million,
Green
Book
(No
host)
2018:
26.5
million,
The
Shape
of
Water
(Jimmy
Kimmel)
2017:
32.9
million,
Moonlight
(Jimmy
Kimmel)
2016:
34.4
million,
Spotlight
(Chris
Rock)
2015:
37.3
million,
Birdman
(Neil
Patrick
Harris)
Oscars
2020
held
on
Sunday
night
honoured,
Joaquin
Phoneix
and
Renee
Zellweger
as
best
actor
and
Brad
Pitt
and
Laura
Dern,
as
the
best
supporting
actor
award.