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E! Live from the Red Carpet: Oscars 2019 drew 1.82 million viewers Sunday and 631,000 in the key adults 18-49 demographic, both numbers growing from last year’s pre-Oscar special. The annual Academy Awards pre-show ran from 5-7:30 Pm Et/2-4:30 Pm Pt and was hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic.

Viewership was up 32% and the demo grew 11% compared with last year’s E! show, which ran from 5-8 Pm Et/2-5 Pm Pt. Those 2018 numbers were off 34% from 2017 and paralleled a drop in the Oscars ratings themselves; the 2018 Oscars hit an all-time viewership low with an average of 26.5 million viewers on ABC, down 19% from 2017.)

This year’s Oscars recovered somewhat for ABC with 29.6 million viewers, though it’s still the second-least-watched ceremony ever.

E! also said Monday that total engagements across all platforms on Oscars Sunday increased by 53% compared with last year, to more than 80 million engagements covering linear TV viewing,...

This is a cool development. BBC America has ordered a full season of The Nerdist, the geeky goofy and at least partially cool talk show that started out as a podcast with Chris Hardwick, as part of the Supernatural Saturday programming block. The network has featured several specials by The Nerdist, but this will apparently be an entire ten episode season of the regular show.

Here are the current details, along with a nice outline of how The Nerdist has evolved, if you didn’t know already:

BBC America Commissions Full Season Order Of The Nerdist With Chris Hardwick

Dec 19, 2012 | BBC America

The Nerdist joins Doctor Who, Being Human and new original series Orphan Black in Supernatural Saturday’s Spring 2013 Line-up

New York – December 19, 2012 – BBC America’s General Manager Perry Simon today ordered a full season of The Nerdist, a comedy-variety talk show based on comedian, writer, Doctor Who evangelist...

BBC America is expanding its relationship with Chris Hardwick‘s Nerdist franchise, with the network ordering a full season of comedy-variety talk show The Nerdist based on Hardwick’s hit podcast. The 10-episode season will be shot in La and feature celebrity guests, UK and U.S.-based correspondents, and stand-up and musical performances. It will debut in spring 2013 as part of BBC America’s Supernatural Saturday block that includes Doctor Who, Being Human and new original series Orphan Black. Hardwick will also host the programming block beginning in the spring. Bba America aired a collection of Nerdist-branded specials this year; Matt Mira and Jonah Ray, Chris’s partners in the podcast, will return as contributors. The Nerdist will continue to be produced by Nerdist Industries and Comcast Entertainment Studios, with Hardwick, Alex Murray, Jay James, Gary Snegaroff and K.P. Anderson executive producing. The Nerdist marks the latest original programming move at BBC America,...