ABC’s Oscars May See Ratings Boost from Controversy

Forbes: The 2015 Oscar broadcast, which like 2016 will be was carried by ABC, hit a four-year ratings low. But the Oscar race this year is a hot mess. And like any trainwreck, there’s bound to be some rubbernecking. There are plenty of unknowns: who will show up and who won’t, if winners will address the controversy in acceptance speeches, how viciously host Chris Rock will skewer Hollywood’s marginalization of minorities.