Peyton Place:
Last night’s (11/9) 56th Annual CMA Awards, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning and broadcast on ABC, was up 10.8% in overall viewers from last year's 6.83 million total viewers (CAT 11/11/21) to 7.57 million according to ShowBuzzDaily.com. That remains below 2019's 11.3m viewers (CAT 11/14/19). Among adults 18-49, the broadcast earned a 1.05 rating, off from last year's 1.12. In shares, the show pulled an 11.3 among Women 18-49 and a 7.7 among Men 18-49, compared to a 9.5 and 7.3 last year in those respective demos. The show won the night overall, topping NBC’s trio of new episodes of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD.
The Year End Print Special
featuring:
The Year In Music:
Morgan, Ella & More
CMA Radio Winners
Recap The Week
Label Of The Year
Big Loud Turns 10
BMG's Jon Loba:
The Interview
The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees
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