Ratings: Fox Ties for First With iHeartRadio Music Awards’ Return to Broadcast

“Big Bang” universe airs reruns, but CBS is still No. 1 in viewers

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 14: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE) Taylor Swift accepts the Tour of the Year award for Reputation Stadium Tour on stage at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcasted live on FOX at the Microsoft Theater on March 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

ABC and Fox tied for first place in the key 18-49 ratings demo Thursday, when CBS aired repeats of “The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon.” Fox’s primetime consisted entirely of the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which returned to broadcast for the first time since 2015.

CBS finished first in total-viewer averages in last night’s primetime.

In March 2015, the iHeartRadio Music Awards — then on NBC — posted a 1.7 demo rating and 5.3 million viewers. This one didn’t come close to those Nielsen numbers. The annual awards show ran on Turner’s cable channels between then and now.

ABC and Fox tied for first in ratings, both with a 0.9

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