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# American Music Awards Ratings Hit All Time Low
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/american-music-awards-ratings-hit-all-time-low/
- Published: 2018-10-11T09:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-10-11T09:21:00.000Z
- Description: Nielsen ratings for the American Music Awards broadcast on Tuesday night slipped to an all-time low. The three-hour show drew a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49, with 6.5 million viewers. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/10/american-music-awards-ratings-hit-all-time-low.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Music Business, AMA, music, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![American Music Awards](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3b7c837200b-200wi "American Music Awards")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3b7c837200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Nielsen ratings for the American Music Awards broadcast on Tuesday night slipped to an all-time low. The three-hour show drew a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49, with 6.5 million viewers tuning in on ABC. NBC's The Voice, pulled more than 9 million viewers and CBS crime drama NCIS scored more than 12 million viewers. [](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3982a1f200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)According to Variety, the AMAs viewership was down by 25% in its key demographic, and down by 29% in total viewers from last year’s broadcast.The declines came in spite of a shift in the show’s time slot, which saw the AMAs move from the highly competitive Sunday night to Tuesday for the first time in more than a decade.The AMAs are not alone. Numerous award shows have seen declining ratings in recent years. Just a month ago, the Emmys also hit an all-time low, while the Grammy Awards broadcast in January also suffered reached a nadir with its audience when ratings slide by more than 24% from the previous year.– [CelebrityAccess](http://celebrityaccess.com/?ref=hypebot.com)