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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.

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The Summer 2026 Print Special featuring: 

Country Radio Hall
of Famers

Eric Church's Sinners @ 20

ACM Radio Winners & Carter Faith

Troy Tomlinson:
The Interview



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2026 ACM Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 ACM Nominees



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