[Image] 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.
"Nobody watched the Oscars"
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Amazing to me that JPX can be thousands of miles away from his desk and still he's slapping up posts.
How did Jon Stewart do? Anybody know?
February 25, 2008 2:24 PM
I watched, although I missed the opening monologue due to bed-time for the little one. Luckily I recorded it.
I thought it was pretty good actually, and Jon Stewart did a B+ job at least...
February 25, 2008 6:11 PM
PS - yes, huzzah for JPX working from afar!!
February 25, 2008 6:12 PM