There’s also the sheer length of the show. At 3 hours and 47 minutes, it was one of the longer Oscars on record (but not the longest, by far, as some ceremonies have lasted well over four hours). Longer shows can often be a harder sell to keep audiences engaged.

Hulu’s Oscars livestream cut off in the final moments of the show — with two major award categories, best actress and best picture, still to be announced because of a scheduling system issue.