Sunday night was all about ABC for Oscar night. Although the near four-hour “89th Academy Awards” ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, is projected to be the top entertainment (non-sports) program of the year, its 32.94 million viewers also ranked as the second least-watched Oscars of the modern era (since 1973). It was also the lowest-rated […]
On paper, there is nothing too shabby about a reported the reported 32.9 million viewers who tuned in for the “89th Annual Academy Awards” on ABC Sunday, based on the Live Fast National ratings. Comparably, this is now TV’s No. 1 entertainment telecast since last year’s “Oscars,” and it slipped by only four percent from […]
SUNDAY 2/26/17 What follows are the metered market household results by half-hour for Sunday, Feb. 26: Household Rating/Share ABC: 17.9/29, CBS: 3.2/ 5, NBC: 2.1/ 3, Fox: 1.1/ 2 Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening: Fox: +10, NBC: + 5, CBS: – 3, ABC: – 7 Ratings Breakdown: It was all about the “Academy Awards” […]
What might be the most infamous moment in Oscar history began when Warren Beatty opened the Best Picture envelope then paused. His “Bonnie & Clyde” co-star Faye Dunaway took over and announced “La La Land” as the winner. As heard faintly, someone uttered “It says Emma Stone” after Dunaway’s announcement. After a few […]
Justin Timberlake opened the ceremony with his Oscar-nominated song “Can’t Stop the Feeling” mixed with the classic Bill Withers tune “Lovely Day” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QULR2foHzMQ Host Jimmy Kimmel then followed with his well-received monologue. My opening monologue from the 89th #Oscars… @TheAcademy @ABCNetwork pic.twitter.com/rXNU8aZfcd — Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 27, 2017
The winter premiere of the hit singing competition “The Voice” boosted NBC to a solid Monday victory among total viewers (11.17 million), adults 18-49 (2.9 rating/9 share) and adults 25-54 (3.9/11). As for how strong the return of “The Voice” was, only two episodes of the show from the fall 2015 season drew more viewers: […]
ABC dominated Sunday night with coverage of “The Academy Awards” aka “The Oscars”. The positives for the 88th annual event, hosted by Chris Rock, were it grew from the year-ago Oscars with adults 18-34 (+1 percent) and across all key male demos: +20 percent males 18-34, +6 percent males 18-49 and +1 percent males 25-54; […]
What follows is the complete listing of winners at the 2016 Oscars: -Best Picture: “Spotlight” -Best Actor in a Leading Role: Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”) -Best Actress in a Leading Role: Brie Larson (“Room”) -Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (“The Revenant”) -Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”) -Actress in a Supporting Role: Alicia […]
To ignite interest in Sunday’s telecast on ABC, what follows is an update of notable facts, observations and Oscar moments since its inception in 1928. Keep in mind that each bullet point pertains to the year the movies ran in the theaters. Sit back and check out these 88 years of factoids! 1928 Wings wins […]
