Whereas the 92nd Academy Awards drew an average of 23.6 million viewers, the 93rd Academy Awards drew an even lower viewership of 10.4 million, the lowest viewership recorded by Nielsen since it started recording audience totals in 1974.
wˈɛɹæz ðə nˈaɪnti sˈɛkənd ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz dɹˈuː ɐn ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.sˈɪks mˈɪliən vjˈuːɚz, ðə nˈaɪnti θˈɜːd ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz dɹˈuː ɐn ˈiːvən lˈoʊɚ vjˈuːɚʃˌɪp ʌv tˈɛn.fˈoːɹ mˈɪliən, ðə lˈoʊɪst vjˈuːɚʃˌɪp ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd baɪ nˈiːlsən sˈɪns ɪt stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ˈɔːdiəns tˈoʊɾəlz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.