[SkyPilot]

I thought Drudge was touting some headline that the Oscar ratings were the "Best Since the Year 2000!"

What happened to that?

I suppose it was all spin from one of his Hollywood buddies.

[MizSterious]

USA Today was touting a similar line. Maybe they thought if they said it enough, it would come true. ;)

[sevry]

spin from one of his Hollywood buddies.

Perhaps a noticeable Drudge flaw, going back years. His site sometimes takes on the appearance of a Barbara Walters gossip sheet.

[kellynla]

"I suppose it was all spin from one of his Hollywood buddies."
well it appears to be...but the final numbers aren't out yet

[Stand Watch Listen]

thought Drudge was touting some headline that the Oscar ratings were the "Best Since the Year 2000!"
What happened to that?

My understanding was that the earliest returns (the ones ABC, the MSM taunted ad nueseum) were from the blue state big cities. The Nielsen Media Research subsequent ratings set forth a 'flushing out of viewers' as the telecast progressed. Hence the overall ratings are down.

Giving Drudge the benefit of the doubt, he just reported the early, though incorrect returns.