Low point: Oscars viewership down 16%
The Nielsen company’s preliminary estimate of US viewership was down from the 43.7m people who watched last year, when host Ellen DeGeneres attracted attention for posting a “selfie” with various movie stars and having pizzas delivered to the audience.
Last year’s show, which also had the star power of Frozen, Matthew McConaughey and U2, reached the biggest audience for any Academy Awards show since 2000.
