A 11-Year Viewership High for the VMAs

Sunday night’s 2026 MTV Video Music Awards delivered 8.43 million viewers on CBS and simulcast on MTV, becoming the most-watched VMAs since 2015 and up +51% from the 2025 awards show.
Hosted by Snoop Dogg and broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, the 2026 VMAs peaked with over 15 million viewers across CBS and MTV in the opening act, which featured Madonna’s show-opening medley with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx, the Queen of Pop’s first VMAs stage perform