Wednesday, January 9, 2008

I've never cared for awards shows anyway, but...

Last night's People's Choice Awards bomb:

"The Tuesday show, recast as a two-hour, taped special when picket lines threatened to keep away the necessary stars, averaged fewer than 6 million trophy buffs, according to Nielsen Media Research estimates. The number was a record low. By a lot. Viewership was down by nearly 50 percent from last year, and nearly 40 percent from the show's previous all-time bad, which was achieved in 2006."

This writer's strike is really affecting television.