Academy Awards Ceremony was a U.S. television program shown on NBC from Thursday, March 19, 1953 to Monday, April 4, 1960. Academy Awards was watched by a total number of 32,986,800 people (53.9% rating) as of the daily audience measurement on . Academy Awards is now shown on ABC (as The Oscars).
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Academy Awards Ceremony on NBC as of Thursday, March 19, 1953.
| Academy Awards Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1953-Mar-19 | HH | 10,912,000 | 53.9 |
| P2+ | 32,986,800 | 53.9 | |
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