Eliot Van Buskirk

Grammys Viewership Plummets; Technology Surely To Blame Somehow

In another indication that the mainstream doesn’t float as many boats as it used to, fewer adults aged 18-49 watched the three-hour Grammy Awards show on Sunday than in any other year since "at least" 1992, according to the latest Nielsen ratings as reported by Billboard. Overall viewership was the third-lowest it has been since […]

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In another indication that the mainstream doesn't float as many boats as it used to, fewer adults aged 18-49 watched the three-hour Grammy Awards show on Sunday than in any other year since "at least" 1992, according to the latest Nielsen ratings as reported by Billboard.

Overall viewership was the third-lowest it has been since Nielsen started keeping track electronically, at 18.2 million. That might seem like a lot of eyeballs and earholes, but 15.7 million people watched "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on the same night.

All of this was your fault because you download music.

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