1.0 link 50787 <![CDATA[Why the Tony Awards are Flopping on TV]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/why-the-tony-awards-are-f_b_50787.html There's a controversy with the broadcast of this Sunday's Tony Awards on June 10, and at the heart of it is the serious problem that the Tony Awards show has long been facing but refused to acknowledge.

I'll get to the current controversy in a moment.

But first, time was when the Tonys were the crown jewel of awards shows. However, that is long gone, and the ratings have tumbled. For a while, networks cut the airtime. They've even tried splitting...

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