CMA Awards are highest-rated in four years

Posted Nov 12, 2009 by Walt Belcher

Updated Nov 12, 2009 at 05:11 PM

Not only did Taylor Swift bring home the awards, she brought in the viewers. The Wednesday telecast of the CMA Awards was the highest-rated in four years with nearly 17 million viewers.

ABC ranked No. 1 in all six half-hours of the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49, according to Nielsen Media Research. It was a clean sweep on the night, as the network also took top honors across all key adults, men and women demographics (18-34/18-49/25-54), as well as registering as the top-rated broadcaster with teens 12-17 and kids 2-11.