TV FACTS

The “65th Annual Academy Awards” was the highest-rated award or pageant show on television within the last year. Top 10 award and pageant shows, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Ntwk. Air date Aud. 1 Academy Awards ABC Mar., 1993 31.2 2 American Music Awards ABC Jan., 1993 21.6 3 Grammy Awards CBS Feb., 1993 19.9 4 Miss America Pageant NBC Sept., 1993 17.6 5 Country Music Awards CBS Sept., 1993 16.9 6 Daytime Emmy Awards ABC May., 1993 16.4 7 American Comedy Awards ABC Mar., 1993 15.8 8 Country Music Awards NBC May., 1993 14.3 9 People’s Choice Awards CBS Mar., 1993 13.9 10 World Music Awards ABC June, 1993 13.8

Source: Nielsen Media Research