MTV Video Music Awards is a U.S. television program shown on MTV since Friday, September 14, 1984. Video Music Awards is watched by a total number of 491,000 people (0.15% rating, down -33% from last year) as of the daily audience measurement on . Video Music Awards is also shown on BET, CBS since September 2025, CMT, CW, Comedy Central, MTV2, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Pop, TV Land, UniMás since September 2023 and VH1.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Video Music Awards on MTV as of Sunday, September 7, 2025.
| Video Music Awards Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Sep-07 LIVE: 2025 (P) | HH | 320,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 491,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 269,000 | 0.20 | |
| P25-54 | 292,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2024-Sep-11 2024 | HH | 465,500 | 0.37 |
| P2+ | 728,000 | 0.23 | |
| P18-49 | 442,500 | 0.33 | |
| 2023-Sep-12 2023: 2023 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (L) | HH | 606,500 | 0.49 |
| P2+ | 913,000 | 0.29 | |
| P18-49 | 600,500 | 0.46 | |
| 2022-Aug-28 L: 2022 | P2+ | 705,000 | 0.23 |
| P18-49 | 417,400 | 0.32 | |
| P25-54 | 425,800 | 0.35 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caught in the Act | 359,300 | +10% |
| 2 | Ridiculousness | 148,000 | +135% |
| 3 | MTV Movies | 73,000 | -61% |