TV Basics: Top Awards Shows, Past Five Years - Adults 25-54

  Rank Program Network Date A25-54
Rating*
  1 Academy Awards ABC 2/29/04 18.0  
  2 Academy Awards ABC 2/27/05 17.1  
  3 Academy Awards ABC 2/25/07 16.0  
  4 Academy Awards ABC 3/5/06 16.0  
  5 Academy Awards ABC 3/23/03 14.5  
  6 Grammy Awards CBS 2/8/04 12.2  
  7 Grammy Awards CBS 2/23/03 11.6  
  8 Golden Globe Awards NBC 1/25/04 11.2  
  9 Grammy Awards CBS 2/11/07 9.3  
  10 Golden Globe Awards NBC 1/19/03 8.9  
  11 Grammy Awards CBS 2/13/05 8.3  
  12 Emmy Awards FOX 9/21/03 8.1  
  13 Golden Globe Awards NBC 1/15/07 7.9  
  14 CMA Awards CBS 11/5/03 7.9  
  15 Grammy Awards CBS 2/8/06 7.8  
  16 Golden Globe Awards NBC 1/16/06 7.5  
  17 Emmy Awards CBS 9/18/05 7.3  
  18 CMA Awards CBS 11/9/04 7.3  
  19 Golden Globe Awards NBC 1/16/05 6.9  
  20 CMA Awards CBS 11/15/05 6.7  
  21 Emmy Awards NBC 8/27/06 6.4  
  22 CMA Awards ABC 11/7/07 6.3  
  23 CMA Awards ABC 11/6/06 6.2  
  24 People's Choice Awards CBS 1/12/03 6.0  
  25 American Music Awards ABC 11/14/04 5.7  
  26 American Music Awards ABC 1/13/03 5.7  
  27 American Music Awards ABC 11/18/07 5.5  
  28 Emmy Awards ABC 9/19/04 5.4  
  29 Emmy Awards FOX 9/16/07 5.2  
  30 Miss USA 2004 NBC 4/12/04 5.2  
  31 American Music Awards ABC 11/21/06 5.0  
  32 People's Choice Awards CBS 1/11/04 5.0  
  33 American Music Awards ABC 11/22/05 4.9  
  34 Miss Universe Pageant NBC 6/3/03 4.6  
  35 Radio Music Awards NBC 10/27/03 4.5  
  36 Miss USA 2003 NBC 3/24/03 4.5  
  37 People's Choice Awards CBS 1/9/07 4.4  
  38 ACM Awards CBS 5/17/05 4.4  
  39 Billboard Music Awards FOX 12/10/03 4.4  
  40 ACM Awards CBS 5/21/03 4.3  
  41 ACM Awards CBS 5/23/06 4.2  
  42 Miss Universe Pageant NBC 6/1/04 4.2  
  43 ACM Awards CBS 5/26/04 4.1  
  44 People's Choice Awards CBS 1/10/06 3.9  
  45 People's Choice Awards CBS 1/9/05 3.6  
  46 Miss Universe Pageant NBC 5/30/05 3.5  
  47 Radio Music Awards NBC 10/25/04 3.4  
  48 Miss Universe Pageant NBC 7/23/06 3.3  
  49 ACM Awards CBS 5/15/07 3.3  
  50 Miss USA 2005 NBC 4/11/05 3.3  
             
   
Source: 1/1/03-12/31/07 Nielsen Galaxy Lightning estimates.

*Effective January 2006, numbers Live+SD

Ranked by average audience % (ratings); in the event of a tie, impressions (000's) are used as a tiebreaker.

Programming under 25 minutes excluded

 

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