O'Brien announced he will replace Jimmy Kimmell as host of the Academy Awards.
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00:00America demanded it, and now it's happening.
00:03Taco Bell's new cheesy Chalupa Supreme.
00:06In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars.
00:10That's how former late night comedian
00:12and podcast host, Conan O'Brien,
00:15broke the news that he will replace Jimmy Kimmel
00:18as host of the Academy Awards.
00:21Kimmel hosted the iconic awards show the last two years
00:25and four times overall,
00:27bookmarking an experimental period for the Academy.
00:30The show did not have a single host from 2019 to 2021,
00:35and then used three hosts for the 2023 and 24 shows.
00:40This year's Oscars drew 19.5 million viewers,
00:45which was a four-year high.
00:47Prior to 2018, however,
00:49the audience never dropped below 32 million viewers.