The Grammys, which aired on CBS, is usually the second-most-watched awards show, behind<br />only the Academy Awards, which last year drew roughly 34 million viewers on ABC.<br />This is the third straight year that the Grammys ratings have held relatively<br />steady: In 2015 it had 25.3 million viewers; last year it notched 25 million.<br />Viewership for the Grammy Awards rose on Sunday night, with an average of about 26 million<br />viewers, about a million more than last year’s ceremony, according to Nielsen.<br />This year’s Grammys — which featured a showdown between Adele<br />and Beyoncé, including live performances from both — returned to Sunday night after broadcasting on a holiday Monday last year.<br />And nearly every awards show — from the Oscars to the Emmys to the American<br />Music Awards — has seen declines after several years of growing viewership.
