The Grammy-Music Industry Disconnect

The 52nd annual Grammy music awards walloped its television network competitors Sunday night with an almost one-third increase of last year's audience.

The Nielsen numbers won't be final until later today but the Grammys attracted about 23 million viewers -- winning the day.

Of course that is a far cry from 1984 which was the year of Thriller (51 million viewers).

Some liked this year's show. Some hated it. But at least more people watched i n 2010 than in 2009. I'm linking you to a historical view of Grammy ratings here.

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