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# Ratings Fall Sharply For PG-13 MTV Video Music Awards Broadcast
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/ratings-fall-sharply-for-pg-13-mtv-video-music-awards-broadcast/
- Published: 2014-08-27T08:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-08-27T08:55:00.000Z
- Description: Ratings for a shock free MTV Video Music Awards fell sharply on Sunday. According to Nielsen surveys, the awards telecast was down 18% to 8.3 million viewer. Simulcasts on MTV, MTV2,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/08/ratings-fall-sharply-for-pg-13-mtv-video-music-awards-broa
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Music Business, YouTube & Video, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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Ratings for a shock free MTV Video Music Awards fell sharply on Sunday. According to Nielsen surveys, the awards telecast was down 18% to 8.3 million viewer. Simulcasts on MTV, MTV2, VH1, and Logo TV along with all repeats delivered as total 13.7 million.

This year's VMA's delivered more tweets than viewers: 12.6 million.

Some attribute the drop to a relatively tame broadcast devoid of moment like last year's Milyey Cyrus twerking extravaganza.

**How PG-13 was the broadcast?**

Conservative watchdogs the Parents Television Council shared that “MTV seems to have toned down” the show.

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