CMT Music Awards 2024 Ratings Revealed
Ratings were down from last year, but only slightly.
Kelsea Ballerini, Dasha; Photos by Getty Images for CMT
The ratings for the 2024 CMT Music Awards have been released. According to The TV Ratings Guide, this year’s broadcast, which aired live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on Sunday at 8/7c on CBS, attracted an audience of 5.38 million viewers among adults aged 18-49. It emerged as the top-viewed program of the night, even outperforming ABC’s American Idol, which garnered 4.36 million viewers during the same time slot.
According to the outlet, the viewership for the 2024 CMT Music Awards was slightly down by two-hundredths from the previous year.
Kelsea Ballerini’s Final Year Hosting
The 2024 CMT Music Awards were hosted by Kelsea Ballerini. This year marked her fourth time hosting the show, first time hosting solo, and also her final time as host.
“It’s my final year, yeah,” Ballerini revealed to Variety. “I’ve hosted or co-hosted this show for four years now, and I’ve gotten to host a lot of different kinds of ventures over the last decade — and I really enjoy it. It was the first thing that I did outside of music really, that allowed me to ask myself the question: What else? Like, what else can I do? And I’m ready to ask myself that question again, and I really want to give myself the space to see what else there is.”
Memorable Performances
Ballerini also performed during the broadcast, which also featured performances by Bailey Zimmerman, Dasha, Parker McCollum, Jason Aldean, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town + Sugarland, Megan Moroney, NEEDTOBREATHE + Jordan Davis, Old Dominion ft. Megan Moroney, Sam Hunt and Trisha Yearwood.
A highlight of the event was the Toby Keith tribute, featuring Wilson, Brooks & Dunn, and Sammy Hagar.
Presenters included Amber Riley, Billy Bob Thornton (Landman), Carly Pearce, Cody Alan, Cody Johnson, Emily Osment (Young Sheldon), Emma Roberts, Gayle King (CBS Mornings), James Van Der Beek, Jane Seymour, Jelly Roll, Max Theriot (Fire Country), Megan Moroney, Melissa Etheridge, Mickey Guyton, Minnie Driver, Montana Jordan (Young Sheldon), Parmalee and Paul Walter Hauser.
Jelly Roll Was The Top Winner
Jelly Roll was the night’s top winner, taking home each of the three awards he was nominated for, including the top honor of Video of the Year.
“I’m having one of the greatest nights of my life,” the genre-bending star confessed from the stage.
See a complete list of CMT Music Awards winners below.
2024 CMT MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay – “Save Me The Trouble”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
Ashley Cooke – “your place”
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages)
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