Awards Hit Three-Year High for CBS

The 2023 Grammys, back in their usual winter home after running in April and March the past two years, delivered 12.4 million viewers, according to time zone-adjusted fast national ratings from Nielsen and including streaming on Paramount+ and CBS apps. (Final ratings, which will give a better sense of the on-air and cross-platform breakdown, will be available Tuesday morning.)
That’s a nearly 30 percent improvement on the 9.6 million, who watched the 2022 awards — though the latter figure is a TV only audience.
The awards put up their best numbers on CBS since 2020, the last ceremony held before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Sunday’s show was behind 2020 by 34 percent in total viewers (vs. 18.69 million).
Though per usual no specific numbers were attached, Paramount+ says the awards drew the biggest live-streaming audience in the service’s history.