BY THE NUMBERS

A.C. Nielsen ratings of past ABC Oscar shows: March 29, 1982 33.6 rating, 53 share

April 11, 1983 38.0 rating, 59 share

April 9, 1984 30.3 rating, 50 share

March 25, 1985 27.7 rating, 45 share

March 24, 1986 27.3 rating, 43 share

(A 1987 rating point represents 874,000 homes; share denotes percentage of all Nielsen respondents with their television tuned to a particular program. )

Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Films winning eight or more Oscars: 11--”Ben-Hur” (1959)

10--”Gone With the Wind” (1939), including one special award; “West Side Story” (1961)

9--”Gigi” (1958); “Gandhi” (1983)

8--”From Here to Eternity” (1953); “Cabaret” (1972); “On the Waterfront” (1954); “Amadeus” (1985)

Source: The Times and “Reel Facts: The Movie Book of Records.”