It’s been reported that the ratings for this year’s Oscars went up as compared to last year’s. Do you wonder if Zac Efron and Robert Pattinson did something to help give the awards show a major ratings boost? It would seem that way. It turns out that the Oscars got a bit of a spike with ratings among teens aged 12 to 17, going up by 25% from last year. According to Nielsen numbers, even the ratings for children aged 2 to 11 shot up by 33% this year. Apparently, no one can get enough of Zac Efron and Robert Pattinson. And who can blame them?

Three more finalists were revealed to be moving on to the final round of American Idol in the forms of 16-year old Allison Iraheta, 23-year old Kris Allen and 26-year old Adam Lambert. The trio received the most number of votes this week. The judges were pretty satisfied with Adam’s take on the Rolling Stones’ classic ‘Satisfaction’ but they had a mixed reaction to Kris’ performance of Michael Jackson’s ‘Man in the Mirror’. I had no doubt that Allison was going to make it because she definitely blew the roof off with her rendition of Heart’s ‘Alone’. The three finalists will join 28-year old Danny Gokey, 21-year old Alexis Grace and 27-year old Michael Sarver. We’re halfway there!