ABC's broadcast of the annual honors improves by 11 percent over 2021's all-time viewer low.
The awards brought in 7.57 million viewers, up from 6.83 million in 2021 — an 11 percent gain. Wednesday’s telecast, which sawtake home entertainer of the year and album of the year honors, was also up over the 2020 show’s 7.08 million viewers.
The CMAs slipped a little in the key ad demographic of adults 18-49, scoring a 1.05 rating vs. 1.12 a year ago. The awards haven’t recovered much of their pre-pandemic draw yet — in 2019, ABC’s broadcast averaged more than 11 million viewers and a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo. The CMA Awards also appeared to push down the audience for some of its competition on Wednesday. Fox’s
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