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2026 VMAs draw 8.43 million viewers across CBS and MTV, most since 2015

Variety reports that the two networks averaged a combined 8.43 million viewers, up 51% from last year’s show.

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Variety reports that the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards averaged a combined 8.43 million viewers on CBS and MTV, up 51% from last year and the show’s highest viewership since 2015.

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Variety@VarietyThe 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were the most-watched #VMAs in 11 years, with CBS and MTV averaging a combined 8.43 million viewers, up 51% from last year’s show. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/vma-ratings-cbs-mtv-most-watched-since-2015-up-last-year-1236877733/12d
Gold Derby@GoldDerbyMTV VMAs ratings hit 11-year high thanks to Taylor Swift, Madonna, and the NFL https://www.goldderby.com/music/2026/mtv-vmas-2026-ratings-taylor-swift-madonna/12d
The Hollywood Reporter@THRThe MTV Video Music Awards scored their largest audience in more than a decade on Sunday night. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mtv-vmas-2026-tv-ratings-1236713901/?taid=6abb9a3ff6865b0001515c68&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter11d
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    Variety@VarietyThe 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were the most-watched #VMAs in 11 years, with CBS and MTV averaging a combined 8.43 million viewers, up 51% from last year’s show. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/vma-ratings-cbs-mtv-most-watched-since-2015-up-last-year-1236877733/12d
    Gold Derby@GoldDerbyMTV VMAs ratings hit 11-year high thanks to Taylor Swift, Madonna, and the NFL https://www.goldderby.com/music/2026/mtv-vmas-2026-ratings-taylor-swift-madonna/12d
    The Hollywood Reporter@THRThe MTV Video Music Awards scored their largest audience in more than a decade on Sunday night. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mtv-vmas-2026-tv-ratings-1236713901/?taid=6abb9a3ff6865b0001515c68&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter11d
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