[Borges]

So after all that it turns out this year's show was higher rated then last year's LOTR-ROTK paegant.

[poobear]

43.5 million viewers (approximately). Isn't that just about the "legal" amount of people who voted for Kerry?
Just a thought.

[goldstategop]

ROFL! They're spinning a measly viewer uptick as a ratings surge. It still doesn't make The Oscars the most watched show in America.

(Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News.")

[LadyShallott]

I fell asleep. LOL. It was a good nap. I woke up and watched the news to see who won. Does anyone in their right mind even begin to think that most (not all) of these people even closely resemble the regular day folk? I would love a free dress, free makeup, and diamonds to go out and get an award for being someone else. But sadly, I would be in jail for theft. LOL.

[TightyRighty]

I hope this doesn't encourage them to ask Chris Rock back again. He positively stunk.

[BonnieJ]

It doesn't mean they KEPT this audience for the duration. Many probably left after the "monologue".

[joebuck]

"Critics say Scorsese's best work is decades behind him, noting that recent epics such as "The Aviator" and "Gangs of New York" do not measure up to earlier masterpieces such as "Mean Streets" and "Raging Bull."

I wonder what critics the author is talking about? Gangs of NY was a much better film than "Mean Streets". Danial Day Lewis' acting in Gangs was every bit a good as DiNiro's in Raging Bull, also. I thought Gangs was a very underrated picture.

[SoFloFreeper]

I thought this would be a really low ratings night for Oscar. But looking back, the normal winner on Sunday nights, Fox, just showed "Independence Day" for the 100,000th time. No wonder people tuned in to the Academy Awards.

[mewzilla]

The rating is an estimate that nearly 33 million households were tuned in.

Gee, that many. Wow.

(snicker)

[xzins]

I didn't watch it.

I saw the list of winners and my reaction was: "Yawn..."

And you can quote me on that. :>)