US TV audience for Oscars falls

The US television audience for the 78th Academy Awards was down by 8% compared with last year.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2006 - 14:32

The US television audience for the 78th Academy Awards was down by 8% compared with last year.

The ceremony, which saw 'Crash' shock the favourite 'Brokeback Mountain' by taking best film, was watched by 38.8m people, the third lowest audience in 20 years.

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