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Posted on 01/03/05

Chris Rocked the audience numbers: ABC

Associated Press with reports from Reuters, Bloomberg and Staff

LOS ANGELES -- Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Jamie Foxx weren't the only winners at the Academy Awards. Preliminary indications are it was a strong ratings performer for ABC.ABC had a rating of 30.1 per cent for the Oscars broadcast yesterday, based on preliminary ratings in its 56 top markets by Nielsen Media Research, the network said in an e-mailed statement. That compares with 29.8 per cent last year and is the highest since 2000, ABC said. Nationwide viewership totals were to become available later yesterday. Canadian ratings were not immediately available.

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