格莱美收视狂飙 创6年最高记录

爱思英语编者按：2010年的格莱美奖一共为CBS电视台吸引了2580万名观众收看，比2009年提高了整整35个百分点，并且还创下了自2004年以来该奖项的最高收视成绩。近几年来，由于受到经济危机的影响，美国电视圈曾一度陷入低迷局面，各大电视台节目都遇到了收视下滑的难题，即便是明星云集的各大颁奖典礼。然而从2009年下半年开始至今，我们似乎看到了新的希望。无论是艾美奖，人民选择奖，金球奖，还是今天的格莱美奖，每一项盛事的收视成绩都比以往几年有了不同程度的提高，这无疑会令整个娱乐界信心倍增。

A popular and eye-popping mix of stars like Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga drew a TV audience of 25.8 million Americans to the Grammy Awards -- the biggest TV audience for the telecast in six years, according to preliminary television ratings on Monday.

The 3-1/2 hour music awards show on CBS on Sunday enjoyed a 35 percent increase on last year and was the most-watched Grammy telecast since 2004, according to early date from Nielsen.更多信息请访问：http://www.24en.com/

Last year, 19.05 million Americans watched the performance and awards show from Los Angeles.

Sunday"s show saw R&B singer Beyonce take home six Grammys while 20-year-old country sensation Taylor Swift -- whose "Fearless" was the biggest-selling album of 2009 -- won four and became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.

In a televised ceremony heavier on performances than award handouts, outlandish newcomer Lady Gaga paired up with equally flamboyant pop veteran Elton John, while Michael Jackson"s children Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, made a rare public appearance to accept a lifetime achievement award for the "Thriller" singer who died in June.

Michael Jackson"s children

The big TV ratings brought some cheer to the recording industry which is fighting a losing battle to maintain traditional sales in an era of legal and illegal downloads and the rival attractions of video games and social networking.

Jon Pareles of The New York Times said the Grammy"s "got lucky" this year with a range of top nominees "who barnstormed arenas last year."

"The Grammys have found the right balance of performance and award, which is to say, the awards are strictly a sideshow. A recording business desperate for sales wants to expose as many items as possible, and most performers were introduced along with their song titles in case anybody wanted to download them immediately," Pareles wrote.