NEW YORK – An estimated 36.3 million people watched this year’s Academy Awards, an increase of more than 4 million from last year’s least-watched Oscars ceremony ever.

While ABC was heartened by the larger audience, especially among younger viewers, there are still only two Oscar telecasts on record with fewer viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

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