Oscars 2024 Ceremony to Start One Hour Earlier, Special ‘Abbott Elementary’ Episode Will Follow Telecast
30.11.2023 - 18:37
/ variety.com
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars will start one hour earlier for the first time. To ensure the show wraps within primetime hours, the Academy announced this year’s telecast, set to air live on Sunday, March 10, will be programmed from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
ET / 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PT.
A 30-minute pre-show will once again lead into the live ceremony, but slide down to slide down to 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Immediately following the ceremony, ABC will air a new episode of its Emmy-winning comedy series, “Abbott Elementary.” (It’s got to be an Oscars-themed episode, right?) Because the network optimistically expects the telecast to end at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 PT, this will allow for “Abbott Elementary” to round out the evening before local news in the Eastern and Central time zones. The hit mockumentary series created, produced, written and starring Quinta Brunson has been nominated for eight Emmys for its sophomore season including outstanding comedy series.
After the Oscars’ live presentation, the telecast will be rebroadcast in the Pacific Time zone. As previously announced, Emmy Award winner Jimmy Kimmel is back to emcee the ceremony for the fourth time. Raj Kapoor will serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan serving as executive producers.
Hamish Hamilton is set to direct the telecast. The 2023 Oscars ratings saw a bump in viewership, attracting an average audience of 18.8 total million viewers, up 13% from the previous figures. It outperformed the 2023 Grammys and Emmys by more than double.