ACM’s 50th Anniversary Show Gets Ratings Spike

15.77 million viewers tuned in to CBS for the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards last night (April 19), giving the awards show not only the highest draw of the evening, but its highest ratings since 1998.

From 8:00-11:30 p.m., The Academy of Country Music Awards were first in adults 25-54 (4.6/12), adults 18-49 (3.6/11) and adults 18-34 (2.6/09). Compared to last year’s event (from 8:00-11:02 p.m. on April 6, 2014), The ACM Awards was up six percent in adults 18-49 (from 3.4/09), up seven percent in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/10), up four percent in adults 18-34 (from 2.5/08) and added 1.45 million viewers (from 14.32 million viewers, up 10 percent). 

CBS was first in viewers for the night, garnering 14.61 million, adults 25-54 (4.0/10), and adults 18-49 (3.0/08), outranking NBC, ABC, and FOX in viewers.

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.

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