Preliminary figures revealed Monday that the 2022 Academy Awards drew 56% more viewers than last year’s program, according to data from Nielsen.

Despite the jump from 9.85 million to 15.3 million people, the show didn’t make significant gains toward its past viewership. The Sunday night event is the second least-watched Oscars in history.

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