Despite One of the Craziest Moments in Oscars History, the Telecast Drew Its Second Lowest Ratings

32.9 million viewers, smallest 18-49 audience in at least 2 decades

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Perhaps the craziest moment in Oscars history—Faye Dunaway announcing the wrong winner for best picture, giving the trophy briefly to La La Land before it was ultimately awarded to the rightful winner, Moonlight—came too late in the ceremony to help boost the ratings for this year’s Academy Awards telecast, which fell 4 percent from last year’s show.

Only 32.9 million viewers watched the 89th Annual Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC Sunday night, according to Nielsen’s final ratings.

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