By quite a bit, actually. NBC's telecast of the increasingly pompous awards ceremony (it used to be a lot more fun when some of the stars got drunk and nobody took it seriously) averaged 20 million viewers and scored a hefty 15 share in the 18-49 demographic. That's the best showing in three years. Fox's "24" could only manage 15.7 million viewers and a 13 share in the 18-49 group - about even with its Sunday night broadcast. HR