MTV Video Music Awards: number of viewers 2022

According to the source, 705 thousand U.S. Americans watched the MTV Video Music Awards show live on MTV in 2022, down from over 900 thousand a year earlier. The 2022 event was hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow.

Number of MTV Video Music Awards viewers from 2000 to 2022 (in millions)

Characteristic	Viewers only on MTV Network	Viewers across all Viacom cable channels	Live viewers on MTV
2022	-	-	0.71
2021	-	-	0.9
2020*	-	6.4	1.32
2019*	-	6.8	-
2018	-	5.23	-
2017	-	5.68	-
2016	-	6.5	-
2015	5.03	9.8	-
2014	8.26	-	-
2013	10.1	-	-
2012	6.1	-	-
2011	12.45	-	-
2010	11.4	-	-
2009	8.97	-	-
2008	8.43	-	-
2007	7.08	-	-
2006	5.77	-	-
2005	8.01	-	-
2004	10.32	-	-
2003	10.71	-	-
2002	11.95	-	-
2001	10.76	-	-
2000	9.85	-	-

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Figures for 2019 and 2020 include combined numbers of pre-show, post-show, and encores. Previous years's data and data after 2020 only include the 2-hour awards show.

Some figures come from earlier publications.

Figures have been rounded.

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