Tony Awards Telecast Ratings Down From Previous Year
The three-hour CBS telecast of the 66th annual Tony Awards averaged 6 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The number was down from the 6.9 million viewers that tuned in to the 2011 ceremony. This year the Tonys faced competition from the season finale of Mad Men, season premiere of True Blood as well as ABC's Secret Millionaire and Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. Hosted for the s…