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MUSIC
Video Music Awards (VMAs)
Most Watched Ceremonies
This list features the most watched Video Music Awards (VMAs) ceremonies in history.
RANK | CEREMONY | MTV VIEWERSHIP |
1 | 2011 | 12.445 million |
2 | 1999 | 11.96 million |
3 | 2002 | 11.95 million |
4 | 2010 | 11.398 million |
5 | 2001 | 10.76 million |
6 | 2003 | 10.71 million |
7 | 2004 | 10.32 million |
8 | 2013 | 10.066 million |
9 | 2000 | 9.85 million |
10 | 2009 | 8.972 million |
11 | 1998 | 8.94 million |
12 | 2008 | 8.425 million |
13 | 2014 | 8.257 million |
14 | 2005 | 8.01 million |
15 | 1997 | 7.47 million |
16 | 2007 | 7.082 million |
17 | 1995 | 6.33 million |
18 | 2012 | 6.134 million |
19 | 2006 | 5.77 million |
20 | 1994 | 5.36 million |
21 | 1996 | 5.07 million |
22 | 2015 | 5.025 million |
23 | 2016 | 3.273 million |
24 | 2017 | 2.661 million |
25 | 2018 | 2.250 million |
26 | 2019 | 1.926 million |
27 | 2020 | 1.315 million |
28 | 2023 | 913,000 |
29 | 2021 | 900,000 |
30 | 2024 | 728,000 |
31 | 2022 | 705,000 |
References
Wikipedia, 2024. MTV Video Music Awards. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards#Ratings [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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