Grammys Dominate Twitter Chatter as Oscars Continue to Fuel Conversation

variety.com:

Amber Dowling The return to in-person award shows continues to dominate Twitter. The Trevor Noah-hosted Grammy Awards on CBS easily topped Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of March 28 to April 3, pulling in more than 56.9 million engagements.That number toppled last week’s history-making Oscars broadcast on ABC, which until now was the highest that Variety’s Trending chart has seen since its inception. (This week the Academy Awards added another 26 million overall engagements to last week’s staggering 32.8 million total.)There was plenty for viewers to dig into during the three-hour Grammys.

Viewers responded to Noah’s opening monologue, in which he promised to “keep people’s names” out of his mouth in a cheeky nod to last week’s Will Smith situation with Chris Rock.

But the at-home audience also had lots to say about the night’s big winners (Silk Sonic, Jon Batiste) and even bigger snubs (Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber).“Don’t even think of this as an award show,” Trevor Noah said of the #Grammys. “It’s a concert where we are giving out awards, we will be listening to music, dancing, sing, keeping people’s names out of our mouths.” https://t.co/ebSW9jF8aj— Variety (@Variety) April 4, 2022Viewers also debated Louis C.K.’s controversial win for best comedy album, and the ARMY definitely shared their feelings about BTS’ performance (which was in jeopardy following positive COVID tests by members J-Hope and Jungkook in the week leading up to the show).