Grammys Hit 14.4 Million Viewers, Down 6% From Last Year

2026 Grammys Dip 6.4% From Last Year With 14.4 Million Viewers

The 2026 Grammys saw a slight 6.4% drop in viewership when compared to last year's awards as the show brought in 14.41 million viewers.

Hate-Speech Grammy Awards Show Loses Viewers…Again

While this year’s Grammy winners used their acceptance speeches to voice their radical political views, viewers voiced their disinterest by tuning out and turning off the CBS broadcast of the 2026 awards ceremony. Sunday’s live broadcast cast featuring a constant stream of hateful vulgarity protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement of federal immigration laws drew 14.4 million viewers, a million fewer than the year be…

TV Ratings: Grammys Draw 14.4 Million Viewers, Decline in Final Year on CBS

The audience for the 68th Grammy Awards fell by about 6 percent year to year, scoring 14.41 million viewers on CBS.

Grammys Hit 14.4 Million Viewers, Down 6% From Last Year

The Grammys reached 14.4 million viewers on CBS this year, a slight decrease from the 2025 ceremony.

Nielsen: CBS' Grammy broadcast averaged 14.41M viewers, down 6% from 15.4M in 2025 and a 17.09M post-pandemic high in 2024; Disney will broadcast it from 2027

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: Nielsen: CBS' Grammy broadcast averaged 14.41M viewers, down 6% from 15.4M in 2025 and a 17.09M post-pandemic high in 2024; Disney will broadcast it from 2027  —  The audience for the awards falls by about 6 percent from 2025.  —  The final Grammy Awards on CBS took a small ratings hit compared to the previous year.