E! Online have an article discussing the positive impact Robert Pattinson has on the ratings of award shows. LOL We could have told them that!

With Pattinson and his Twilight mates heaped with buckets of ceremonial popcorn at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards, the show, which also featured the debut of teaser trailer for the vampire gang’s upcoming New Moon, scored a whopping 76 percent more viewers than last year.

Its average audience of 5.3 million was the show’s biggest since 2004.

This is the second awards show this year in which a little bit of Pattinson has helped produce a whole lot of ratings. February’s Oscars, featuring Pattinson on presenting duty, saw its numbers zoom among teens and kids.

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