Oscar ratings dropped to six-year low
The TV coverage of the Oscars has dropped to a six-year low. According to Variety, these are the results of a study conducted by Nielsen. So, 36.8 million American viewers watched the events of the 2015 Oscar ceremony held on the eve. A year earlier, the show had an audience of 43.7 million viewers, a drop of about 16 percent. At the same time, the broadcast of the Academy Awards remained the most rated of such entertainment programs. For example, her audience was 30 percent larger than the audience of the Grammy Awards. Los Angeles is the only region of the United States that has seen a slight increase in viewership. Here the audience grew by three percent. Other key markets like New York and Chicago saw significant declines. Recall that the host of the show, which was broadcast by ABC, was Neil Patrick Harris. The main prize in the category "Best Picture" went to "Birdman" by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. The Mexican director also won the director's nomination. Eddie Redmayne (Stephen Hawking Universe) and Julianne Moore (Still Alice) are Oscar winners in Major Acting Categories. The Topic of Article: Oscar ratings dropped to six-year low. |
