LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Ratings for the Grammy Awards dipped from last year, despite the nail-biting tension of whether Beyonc茅 would win album of the year and a surprise appearance by The Weeknd.
Sunday nightsa国际传媒 broadcast on CBS was seen by 15.4 million viewers according to Nielsen. That represents a decline from 2024, which was seen by 16.9 million, a 34% increase from the year before.
The numbers so far only account for viewers on CBS. The telecast was also available to stream by those who purchased the Paramount+ With Showtime package. Due to last month's devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the Grammys scaled back marketing efforts ahead of the Grammys and
鈥 with Trevor Noah once again hosting 鈥 took place in a Los Angeles still reeling from the wildfires and celebrated the past year's most popular artists, with performances by Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx.
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