Oscars Viewership Rises 56% to 15.4 Million After Last Year’s Historic Low

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe CMT Music Awards aired for the first time on CBS and Paramount Plus Monday night, drawing 5.16 million viewers for the live telecast in early Nielsen numbers, which is up 521% from last year’s show on Paramount-owned cable channel CMT.The 5.16 million total viewer tally accounts for both linear ratings on CBA and live streams via television sets for Paramount Plus and other digital CBS platforms. The final Live + Same Day ratings for the 2022 CMT Awards, including out-of-home-viewing, will be released later Tuesday.

the academy finally levied disciplinary action against the 53-year-old actor, who interrupted last month’s Oscars ceremony to slap presenter Chris Rock in the face during their live telecast over a joke the comedian made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The “King Richard” actor, who later that night took home the Best Actor award for his role in the film, is now banished from all academy events for a period of 10 years, the organization said in a statement.Smith has now responded to their decision: “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision,” he said, according to CNN journalist Brian Stelter, who shared the comment on Twitter.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors has “decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr.

After Marjorie Taylor Greene called out Jimmy Kimmel for joking about Will Smith hypothetically slapping her, the comedian defended his humor.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSunday’s in-person Grammy Awards on CBS saw just a 1.4% increase in audience size from last year’s partly virtual ceremony, which was a record-low for music’s biggest night.Hosted by Trevor Noah from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the two-month-delayed 64th Annual Grammy Awards drew 8.93 million total viewers across multiple platforms, according to time-zone adjusted fast national data from Nielsen. The in-person show, which kicked off with Noah making a reference to Will Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock at last weekend’s Oscars, aired live coast to coast on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m.

Daniel Radcliffe has had enough! The British actor is currently promoting his recent movie ‘The Lost City’ and during his latest appearance on Good Morning Britain he was asked about his thoughts on the controversial altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars.“I’m just so already dramatically bored of hearing people’s opinions about that,” the 32-year-old star responded, explaining that he has had enough, “I just don’t want to be another opinion adding to it.”Radcliffe, who recently opened up about his transformation portraying Weird Al Yankovic in his upcoming biopic, says he recalls how it feels to have a joke made at his expense, as he has attended many award ceremonies from the start of his successful career.“When you’re going on stuff as a kid you’re never quite sure if the joke’s with you or you’re the butt of the joke,” he shared, explaining how he dealt with those uncomfortable moments, “you sort of have a mode of just being like, ‘I’ll just keep smiling and laughing and maybe it’ll end soon.‘”And about his experience working with Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock on the set of ‘The Lost City’ in the Dominican Republic, Daniel said he was “very sweaty and it was a job to keep me from looking just drenched the whole time,“ however he “had actually a much easier time of it compared to Channing and Sandra and the crew.

Actor Daniel Radcliffe has been heaped with praise after choosing to swerve a question about Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Oscars clash. During an appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain to promote his new film The Lost City, host Susanna Reid asked Daniel what he made of Will hitting comedian Chris Rock following a remark about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

said it had begun disciplinary hearings against the Oscar-winning “King Richard” star after his on-stage slapping of Chris Rock (who made a joke directed at Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, despite her alopecia diagnosis), adding that Smith could face various sanctions for violating code of conduct, including suspension and expulsion.  “Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated,” the Academy said in a statement. “While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.”It didn’t take long for people to chime in with their thoughts, offering bewilderment at the organization’s inability to properly lead its own ceremony.

Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap will go down in history as one of the most outrageous entertainment and live television moments, and the world can’t stop talking about it.Unfortunately, after Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock, all the historic moments at the 94th Academy Awards were overshadowed, and some celebrities like Zoë Kravitz reacted to the violent act.The 33-year-old actress took to social media to share a photo of herself on the red carpet with the caption: “Here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now.”A post shared by Zoë Kravitz (@zoeisabellakravitz)Kravitz was among the crowd when Smith stormed the stage after Rock poked fun at Jada Pinkett Smith and compared her to Demi Moore in her role of “G.I. Jane.”Less than 24 hours after his shocking behavior, the Oscar-winning actor offered a public apology to Chris Rock, the members of the Academy, the producers, the attendees, and everyone who watched around the world.

Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall — co-host the 2022 Oscars was meant to bring a fresh take to the 94th Academy Awards.But detractors say that “sexist” and “creepy” jokes persisted — with some wondering how Will Smith’s infamous “slap” of presenter Chris Rock was any worse. Hall began making jokes about being on the hunt for a man from the beginning of the night but quickly escalated things with a skit that apparently left many in the audience — and at home — feeling uncomfortable.

Not impressed. Like everyone who watched the 2022 Oscars, Jim Carrey saw Will Smith slap Chris Rock during the ceremony — and he wasn’t happy about what happened afterward.

The Oscars‘ viewership has rebounded after last year’s historic low.

By now, everyone has weighed in on Will Smith and Chris Rock slapping at the Oscars. 

Related: ‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars The nearly four-hour telecast drew 15. 36 million viewers according to time-zone-adjusted fast national numbers from Nielsen, Variety reported on Monday.

UPDATED, 10:29 AM: If only the Oscars themselves moved as fast as the numbers counters at ABC.

Oscar winner Will Smith has been filmed dancing to his own music at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hours after he stunned audiences by hitting Chris Rock on stage. Smith won his first Academy Award for King Richard but appeared to take offence to a gag Rock made about Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.

Jada Pinkett Smith. “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia. Smith walked on stage and hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.

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Will Smith’s onstage altercation with comedian Chris Rock continues to dominate conversation on social media, the 2022 Oscars were also made memorable by moving acceptance speeches, debut wins, and the ceremony’s three co-hosts – Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes. The Oscars’ theme this year was “Movie Lovers United” as the Academy celebrated cinematic excellence across 23 categories.