Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 02/28/2016

Sunday night was OSCAR night in Hollywood and the only program of any concern in the ratings. The annual ABC event drew 33.0 million viewers and a solid 9.7 rating in Adults 18-49. That is down about 4.2 million viewers and 12% in the demo, from last year's telecast. The ratings also have hit a eight year low, when the 2008 ceremony only attracted 32 million viewers, but still posted a 10.7 demo rating.

If you missed the telecast, but just want to know the major winners, they are...

Best Picture: SPOTLIGHT
Best Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu (THE RELEVANT)
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (THE RELEVANT)
Best Actress: Brie Larson (ROOM)
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (BRIDGE OF SPIES)
Best Supporting Actress: Alice Vikander (THE DANISH GIRL)

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD left the ceremony with 6 statues.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	28.90 million	7.3	8.3	9.3
CBS	4.90 million	0.4	0.7	1.0
CW	0.00 million	0.0	0.0	0.0
FOX	1.70 million	0.5	0.7	0.8
NBC	3.30 million	0.4	0.7	1.0

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
7:00	ABC	Oscars Opening Ceremony	22.00	5.0	5.9	6.8
8:30	ABC	The Academy Awards	33.00	8.6	9.7	10.8
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes	6.50	0.4	0.8	1.2
8:00	CBS	60 Minutes	5.70	0.4	0.8	1.1
9:00	CBS	Last Vegas	3.70	0.3	0.6	0.9
7:00	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	1.80	0.5	0.7	0.8
7:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.70	0.5	0.7	0.8
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	2.20	0.7	0.9	1.0
8:30	FOX	Cooper Barrett [R]	1.30	0.4	0.5	0.6
9:00	FOX	Family Guy [R]	1.70	0.6	0.7	0.8
9:30	FOX	Bordertown [R]	1.40	0.5	0.5	0.6
7:00	NBC	Dateline	5.60	0.5	1.0	1.4
8:30	NBC	Movie: Ted	1.90	0.4	0.6	0.7

* - in millions