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Oscar numbers: Why were they so crappy?

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The Oscars might have been Boomtown for Parasite, but it wasn't Boomtown for ABC, who saw the ceremony fall to the lowest ratings in its 89-year history. Here are some reasons why: 1) No host  In attempt to be 'woke' (it's a new-fangled word that I don't think I understand) and stop someone getting offended in this ultra-offended world we live in, the Oscars decided not to have a host. Kevin Hart wrote some homophobic tweets back in the day that quite rightly got him booted. So why not get someone else? It's not like Hollywood didn't have enough people who would have drooled at the chance to make it. Such is the way that Hollywood blackens the name of someone who has written an offensive tweet four hundred years ago, Kevin Hart will never host an Oscars again (thank God they let him back for Jumanji: The Next Level ). The Golden Globes attendees might have been shocked by Ricky Gervais' monologue at this year's celebrations, but i...