NEW YORK (AP) - The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever.
Nielsen said Monday that overnight ratings are also 21 percent lower than last year, when "The Departed" was named best picture.
The least-watched Oscars ceremony ever was in 2003, when there were 33 million viewers.
Nielsen has no estimate yet on how many people watched Sunday night, but based on ratings from the nation's biggest markets, the Oscars will be hard-pressed to avoid an ignominious record.
The show had a 21.9 rating and 33 share.
LMAO. So the Grammys & Oscars are dead.. what's next? God bless Britney for saving the VMAs, at least.
I'm not surprised though, I usually watch them, but I didn't. It's just not original or interesting anymore. Plus, I don't care to see an award go to an undeserving film compared to one of the greats, not to mention, I don't need a committee of old men dictating who wins.
No one watches the Oscars because it is a bunch of old men who decide which movies are the best, which for the most part, no one our age has actually seen.
No one watches the Oscars because it is a bunch of old men who decide which movies are the best, which for the most part, no one our age has actually seen.
u and me both Mr. Rush. lol
