In 2008, the 80th Academy Awards telecast was watched by 31.76 million viewers on average with an 18.66% household rating, the lowest-rated and least-watched ceremony at the time, in spite of celebrating 80 years of the Academy Awards.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ðɪ ˈeɪɾiəθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz tˈɛlᵻkˌæst wʌz wˈɑːtʃt baɪ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.sˈɛvənti sˈɪks mˈɪliən vjˈuːɚz ˌɔn ˈævɹɪdʒ wɪð ɐn ˈeɪtiːn.sˈɪksti sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt hˈaʊshoʊld ɹˈeɪɾɪŋ, ðə lˈoʊɪstɹˈeɪɾᵻd ænd lˈiːstwˈɑːtʃt sˈɛɹᵻməni æt ðə tˈaɪm, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈeɪɾi jˈɪɹz ʌvðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz.