Simply The Fest: Last night's (7/19) airing of CMA Fest on ABC, hosted by Dierks Bentley, Elle King and Lainey Wilson, pulled a 0.39 rating among adults 18-49 with 3.59 million viewers, a decrease of 7% from last year, according to TheTVRatingsGuide. CMA Fest had the most viewers for the night across all broadcast platforms, and finished first in all time slots. Last year's special had a 0.51 rating and 3.86m viewers (CAT 8/9/22). The special is now streaming on Hulu.