Oscar telecast ratings 'hit 10-year-high'

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Oscar telecast ratings 'hit 10-year-high'

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-telecast-ratings-hit-10-high-214125731.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/osCGbpmTemBp52QEEy4UCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/2553dded0c4ce6649885605ea55588e12ce321da.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lupita Nyong'o celebrates winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role award for '12 Years a Slave' in the press room during the 86th Academy Awards on March 2nd, 2014 in Hollywood, California" align="left" title="Lupita Nyong'o celebrates winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role award for '12 Years a Slave' in the press room during the 86th Academy Awards on March 2nd, 2014 in Hollywood, California" border="0" /></a>Hollywood (United States) (AFP) - Oscars telecast ratings hit a 10-year high, preliminary data showed Monday, as Ellen DeGeneres won plaudits for her slick hosting of Hollywood's biggest night -- and broke a Twitter record. The 86th Academy Awards were seen by 43 million Americans Sunday, drawing the biggest audience of any entertainment program since the finale of hit sitcom &quot;Friends&quot; in May 2004, according to estimates by ratings service Nielsen. DeGeneres, hosting the Oscars for the second time -- seven years after her first turn -- ordered pizza, took a star-studded selfie and poked fun at her audience at Hollywood's biggest night of the year. Following in the footsteps of celebrated Oscars hosts such as Billy Crystal and Bob Hope, the 56-year-old mixed wry, deadpan humor and cracked jokes at the expense of her A-list audience.</p><br clear="all"/>

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