TV FACTS

The “55th Annual Academy Awards,” aired on April 11, 1983, is the highest-rated Academy Awards presentation since 1974. Top 10 Oscar extravaganzas, ranked by average audience percentage:

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Rank Program Ntwk. Air date Aud. 1 Academy Awards ABC April 1983 38.0 2 Academy Awards NBC April 1974 36.7 3 Academy Awards ABC April 1978 36.3 4 Academy Awards ABC March 1976 35.5 5 Academy Awards NBC April 1975 35.0 6 Academy Awards ABC April 1979 34.6 7 Academy Awards ABC April 1980 33.7 8 Academy Awards ABC March 1982 33.6 9 Academy Awards ABC March 1995 32.5 10 Academy Awards ABC March 1993 31.2

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Source: Nielsen Media Research