Viewership for the Grammy Awards held steady on Sunday night, drawing an audience of 19.9 million people, according to Nielsen.

That was slightly better than the 19.8 million viewers who tuned in for the show last year. The event, which returned to Los Angeles this year and was broadcast on CBS, featured performances by Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B. Alicia Keys hosted, and Michelle Obama made a cameo in the opening minutes of the ceremony.

The viewership figures will also help stop the bleeding. The Grammys, which is generally the second-most-watched awards ceremony program, behind the Oscars, saw a 24 percent drop in viewers last year. Ratings declines have been the norm for awards shows in recent years, but the Grammys had proved mostly resilient.

Despite the onstage star power, several big names did not show this year, including Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and Ariana Grande.