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Winner of Best Actor in a Leading Role
Forest Whitaker, winner of Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Hudson, winner
of Best Actress in a Leading Role Helen Mirren and winner of Best
Supporting Actor Alan Arkin (L to R) pose with their Oscar trophies at the
79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 25, 2007.
The 79th Academy Awards was held here Sunday. (Xinhua/Qi Heng)
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Sunday's telecast of
the 79th Academy Awards drew a viewership of nearly 40 million across the United
States, making the coverage of the Oscars gala night on ABC the most-watched
entertainment program, according to statistics released on Monday.
Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research said
about 39.9 millions Americans, 3 percent more than last year's 38.9 million,
watched the telecast ceremony in the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
The figure is the most for any entertainment program
this season. The Oscars have long been the most-watched entertainment program
for each television season.
With woman comedian Ellen DeGeneres as the first-time
host, viewership was up 15 percent among women aged 18 to 34 and 6 percent among
women aged 18 to 49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The slight rise in viewership continued this season's
trend of growing audiences for award shows. The Golden Globes and Grammy Awards
earlier also recorded viewership gains this year.
Viewership for last year's Oscars, in which "Crash"
took home the top prize, stood at 38.9 million -- the second smallest audience
since 1988.
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