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Oscars viewership ratings hit record low

LOS ANGELES: The ABC telecast of 90th Academy Awards for American audiences attracted the fewest viewers from the time such records have been maintained, according to data released by Nielsen. A record low 26.5 million people watched Sunday night's telecast, a nearly 20 percent drop from last year, reports nytimes.com. It also represents a startling drop as recently as four years ago, the Academy Awards had an audience of 43.7 million viewers. The previous record low was in 2008 when 32 million viewers watched a hastily organised ceremony that proceeded just days after the Writers Guild of America's strike had ended.

New Indian Express

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