Have award shows finally learned to put politics and diversity-driven motifs aside? Perhaps.

After bottoming out at 10.4 million viewers in 2021, the Oscars has seen a steady incline to 16.6 and 18.8 million viewers in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The same goes for the Golden Globes and the Grammys. Both continued their upward trends this year. The Globes are up 2.5 million since 2021, but at 9.4 million they’ve still got a long way to go.