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Once considered a coveted assignment for comedians like Bob Hope and Billy Crystal, the high-stakes role of Oscars host has grown increasingly difficult to fill, as the spotlight on the show has intensified while ratings have steadily dwindled from their peak of more than 55 million viewers in 1998.

March’s telecast, boosted by the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon and hosted by third-time emcee Kimmel, drew 19.5 million viewers, up 4% from the previous year.

The Guardian reported this week that UK Athletics lost more than $1 million in one day when it hosted a Diamond League event in Birmingham in 2022 and an additional $636,000 on the World Indoor tour in 2023.

Johnson believes Grand Slam Track, a series of four three-day meets in which 48 of the fastest men and women in the world race for $12.6 million in prize money, seems like the right way to do it.