Worst Oscar ratings ever

Initial numbers from Nielsen look like a 20% drop in TV viewers from last year. About two-thirds of the people watching TV during the show watched something else in Nielsen's top metered markets, and that's the most disinterest since they began counting. Los Angeles makes the top five markets that did tune in, but it's interesting to note the ratings are higher in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. LA Biz Observed, Variety, NYT