Ratings for 'train wreck' Oscars at record low

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A show that USA Today called 'a train wreck' and the New York Times described as 'a dead room'.

US television ratings for Sunday's reinvented Oscars ceremony plummeted to a new low, according to preliminary Nielsen data for a show thatThe audience on Walt Disney Co's ABC broadcast network averaged 9.85 million, 58% below last year's final tally of 23.6 million viewers for the film industry's highest honors. Final numbers that include people who watched at bars and restaurants are expected to be released on Tuesday.

Hoping to draw viewers while adhering to pandemic safety measures, this year's producers tried a few new things. The awards were broadcast for the first time at a historic train station in downtown Los Angeles in a more intimate setting with only nominees and their guests. The show featured a historic best director win for Chloe Zhao, who became the second woman and first woman of color to take home that prize. Her film,"Nomadland," won best picture.

 

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