Oscars viewership hits record low, Donald Trump takes a dig

US President Donald TrumpUS President Donald Trump did not leave a chance to take a swipe at the 90th Academy Awards when the ABC telecast of the show for American audiences attracted the fewest viewers from the time such records have been maintained According to data released by Nielsen a record low 265 million people watched Sunday nights telecast a nearly 20 percent drop from last year nytimescom reportedTrump took a jibe at this by tweeting Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY Problem is we dont have Stars anymore except your President just kidding of courseThe Oscars ceremony saw host Jimmy Kimmel cracking a joke about Trump as he addressed Get Out director Jordan PeeleNone other than President Trump called Get Out the best threefourth of a movie he had seen this year Kimmel quipped at the gala where several celebrities took a stand for immigrants and Dreamers amid the ongoing immigration debate over a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportationAs for the viewership of the Oscars it represents a startling drop as recently as four years ago the Academy Awards had an audience of 437 million viewersThe previous record low was in 2008 when 32 million viewers watched a hastily organised ceremony that proceeded just days after the Writers Guild of Americas strike had endedMoving the ceremony up to 8 pm on Sunday on ABC a halfhour earlier than its 830 pm slot also didnt helpThe Shape of Water emerged as the big winner with four honours at the event where stars mostly stayed away from the industrys concerns over Trumps administration a contrast from a politicsheavy Golden Globes and Emmys However the MeToo and Times Up movements were emphasisedThe show was aired in India on Star Movies and Star Movies HD but there was no clarity on behalf of the channel about ratings that the gala generated in the countryAccording to nytimescom ratings for live award shows have dropped in the last six months The Grammys saw a quarter of its audience plunge in January and the Screen Actors Guild Awards similarly saw a 30 per cent dropCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever