Over 3.1 million viewers in the New York City viewing area, the nation's largest media market, would have been unable to watch the Oscars (and other station-related and ABC-related programming), and it was projected to cause a devastating blow to advertisers and viewership for the Oscars.
Lebih dari 3.1 juta penonton di wilayah New York City, pasar media terbesar di negara tersebut, terancam tak dapat menonton Oscar (dan acara-acara terkait ABC dan stasiun lainnya), dan diperkirakan menyebabkan ledakan penurunan terhadap periklanan dan jumlah penonton bagi Oscar.