Image Credit: Bob D'Amico/ABCABC came out on top Wednesday for doling out trophies on the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards. The network finished the night with a 4.7 rating/13 share among adults 18-49 and averaged 16.4 million viewers, with the three-hour kudofest attracting its largest audience during the 9 p.m. hour (17.1 million). The show hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood was still down 11 percent in the demo from last season, however, and represents the show’s lowest-rated telecast ever, according to early returns.
Fox and CBS were tied for second place among 18-49 (2.7/7 versus 2.7/8). Hell’s Kitchen returned after a three-week hiatus because of baseball and earned a 2.7/7 and 5.6 million viewers. Survivor: Nicaragua earned a 3.2/9 and 11.2 million, followed by Criminal Minds (3.0/8, 12.4 million) and The Defenders (1.8/5, 8.3 million).
NBC was third for the night with a 1.6/5 (yikes). Undercovers earned a 1.2/4 (hate to hit a canceled show when it’s already down but that’s its lowest-rated telecast ever) and averaged 5.0 million, followed by Law & Order: SVU (2.0/5, 7.1 million), and Law & Order: LA (1.7/5, 6.7 million). The L&O franchise needs a decent lead-in, stat.
In the total viewer race, CBS came in second for the night behind ABC with 10.6 million, followed by NBC (6.3 million), Fox (5.7 million), Univision (3.9 million) and the CW (2. million).
Really?!
An award show for country music won the night??
I need to move to another country. I obviously dont fit in here
booooo
I agree with you. I have a policy and have followed it for years. I never watch award shows of any kind. I consider them to be a complete waste of time.
If you like country music, you would probably have enjoyed it. The CMAs play more like a concert than an awards show with 17 performances and only 12 awards given during the broadcast. Again, if you like country music- it’s a well produced show.
and don’t let the door hit you on the a-ss on the way out.
My thoughts exactly.
Just to clarify, it is the 44th Country Music Association Awards not the 44th Country Music Awards.
You included Univison?!?! When did that start? And thank you!!
The ratings are in direct correlation to the quality of the music.
I blame “Survivor” for the ratings drop.
I meant the ratings drop for the CMA Awards.
I see that the inbreds stayed home last night to steal cable TV & watch the hillbilly awards show.
I don’t understand why there only appears to be two horrible stereotypes and prejudices accepted in this country, the first being against rural persons and the second against obese persons. Barry, you are no better than a racist. Do not forget on Veteran’s Day that it is rural America that has saved this country in wartime and remains this country’s solid backbone. What a narrow-minded bigot you are.
You are also stereotyping by implying that rural America somehow saved the country.
I am a vet, and I have always lived in the city. …from the Northeast. During my time in the service, there were many others from my region of the country, and from other big cities.
Natalya, you are dead wrong
Barry, what a stupid comment!!!!
I didn’t watch Undercovers last night because it’s already canceled! If I thought watching would bring it back I would have, for sure. I will definitely miss the show. I was really having fun with it.
Republicans had to watch something, so they watched the CMAs.
They should know by now that most people boycotted the CMAs because of the snub CMA gave Carrie. Carrie should’ve been nominated for EOTY. This is what caused the low ratings.
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