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Oscars ceremony watched by lowest audience in six years
BBC ^ | 24 February 2015 Last updated at 06:52 ET | BBC

Posted on 02/24/2015 8:39:37 AM PST by WhiskeyX

The US TV broadcast of this year's Oscars ceremony on Sunday scored the event's lowest ratings in six years, averaging 36.6 million.

They were down by 16% on last year's ratings, according to Nielsen figures published by Variety.

First-time host Neil Patrick Harris received lukewarm reviews, while some have blamed the drop on a lack of nominations for films with mass appeal.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: filmactorsguild; nielsen; oscars; tv
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1 posted on 02/24/2015 8:39:37 AM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: WhiskeyX

Everybody knew that it would be the usual leftist pukefest, and that “American Sniper” would be shut out.


2 posted on 02/24/2015 8:41:56 AM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: WhiskeyX
Good. I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't watch the liberal/commie slobberfest.
3 posted on 02/24/2015 8:43:09 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: WhiskeyX

Neil should stick to the Tony Awards, that crowd loves to see him in his undies.


4 posted on 02/24/2015 8:43:39 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: mrsmel

Bingo!


5 posted on 02/24/2015 8:43:46 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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I’d rather watch the grass grow than the Oscar ceremony...Where else can you get more bleeding heart liberals per square inch in one room?...GAAK!


6 posted on 02/24/2015 8:45:15 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: WhiskeyX; GeronL

Oscar Ceremony Hires Homosexual To Officiate, Sinks To New Low!


7 posted on 02/24/2015 8:45:23 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: WhiskeyX

Not low enough.


8 posted on 02/24/2015 8:45:30 AM PST by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: WhiskeyX

Who is Oscar? Is this the grouch??


9 posted on 02/24/2015 8:45:37 AM PST by ealgeone
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Not a surprise. Horrid movies were nominated. Only Whiplash and American Sniper were decent movies. The rest were garbage especially Boyhood which I sat in misery for 3 hours.....I did see Gone Girl and would have nominated that film which was incredible and actually good.


10 posted on 02/24/2015 8:46:03 AM PST by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: WhiskeyX

I’m sick of Hollywood

Don’t watch the Oscars and don’t watch movies as much as I used to because I can’t stand watching the big mouth jerks who constant spout contempt for America.

I don’t think I am the only one


11 posted on 02/24/2015 8:46:48 AM PST by rdcbn
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To: WhiskeyX

Who wants to see NPH in his undies other than the gay crowd? And be lectured to by the winners (whiners)?


12 posted on 02/24/2015 8:47:25 AM PST by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
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How bad was Boyhood?


13 posted on 02/24/2015 8:47:40 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: napscoordinator

Imitation Game was very good.


14 posted on 02/24/2015 8:47:42 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
I’d rather watch the grass grow than the Oscar ceremony...Where else can you get more bleeding heart liberals per square inch in one room?...GAAK!

#FilmActorsGuild

15 posted on 02/24/2015 8:48:11 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: mrsmel

American Sniper didn’t do itself any favors to be honest. First of all it was put out on December 25 and didn’t get wide release until January 4th(ish). The Academy Award ballots went out the Friday after Thanksgiving so most voters didn’t see it unless they had a directors copy or whatever they send so I think the movie screwed itself more so then the Oscars. However, I would rather be the number one movie of 2014 then get an Oscar. I know it is not number 1....yet but it is 30 million away from getting it.


16 posted on 02/24/2015 8:48:38 AM PST by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: a fool in paradise

to its knees


17 posted on 02/24/2015 8:48:44 AM PST by GeronL
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To: WhiskeyX

Who is Oscar and why is he having a ceremony?


18 posted on 02/24/2015 8:49:16 AM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: rdcbn
I really liked American Sniper and Fury this year. Thtat's it...
19 posted on 02/24/2015 8:50:32 AM PST by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
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To: napscoordinator

I’ll take your word for all of that. I haven’t been interested in the media/entertainment complex for decades, and haven’t watched their love-ins for that long. Although I’m always happy to see them take a hit :D


20 posted on 02/24/2015 8:51:25 AM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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