The 68th Annual Grammy Awards drew an average of 14.4 million viewers Sunday night, marking the last time the ceremony would be broadcast on CBS before being transferred to ABC.
That total is down 6% from last year’s ceremony’s 15.4 million viewers and down 9% from 2024, as measured by Nielsen, but still ranks as the most-watched awards show since last year’s Oscars, which drew 19.7 million viewers.
CBS also touted the Grammys as the “most social” show on television in the past six months, with 74.8 million total interactions and 302.5 million total video views.
The Grammy Awards, which will air from 5pm PT, will be hosted by Trevor Noah for the sixth year in a row. Variety music critic Chris Willman wrote in his review of the show that while Noah was apolitical and “acted in a bland manner, in direct contrast to his ‘Daily Show’ persona,” he “admired the person in the room and held no ties to any recognition.” “There’s something sweet about his super-quirky cheerleading for artists, but it may be missed depending on who ABC hires to replace him next year.” Overall he wrote, “The tension between the show’s somber and ridiculous moments felt a little unwieldy, but it’s a reflection of how many of us are torn between the lure of celebratory entertainment as usual and our righteous anger or sadness at the chaos the federal government is causing in our communities.”
Bad Bunny made headlines for his speech defending Latinos, saying, “I’m out!” and won the Album of the Year award. Kendrick Lamar was the biggest winner of the night, taking home five trophies, including record of the year. See the full list of winners here.
The Grammy Awards is produced by Fulwell Entertainment for the Recording Academy. Executive producers include Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor, Jesse Collins, and Noah.
