Ratings: American Music Awards Hold Steady vs. Sunday Football, God Slips

Matt Webb Mitovich

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ABC’s broadcast of the American Music Awards on Sunday night drew 6.7 million total viewers and a 1.8 rating, adding a few eyeballs versus 2018 (which aired on a Tuesday, away from football) while steady in the demo — effectively stabilizing after last year’s precipitous drop.

Among the grades performances, TVLine readers gave Selena Gomez an average of “C”; Lizzo and Billie Eilish both earned an “A-“; and Taylor Swift’s medley and Post Malone/Ozzy Osbourne/Travis Scott each netted an “A.”

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Elsewhere on the night….

NBC | Sunday Night Football (17 mil/4.8) is up 20 and 12 percent from last week’s fast nationals.

CBS | God Friended Me (5.9 mil/0.6) slipped to hit and tie series lows; NCIS: Los Angeles (6.3 mil/0.6) dipped a tenth to match its series low in the demo; and Madam Secretary (4.3 mil/0.4) was steady.

FOX | Pending inevitable adjustment, The Simpsons (5.5 mil/1.8) is currently tied with the AMAs for Sunday’s non-sports win. Bless The Harts (2.7 mil/1.0), Bob’s Burgers (2.3 mil/0.9) and Family Guy (2.3 mil/0.9) were also up.

The Live+Same Day numbers reported in our daily-ish ratings column do not reflect a show’s overall performance, given the increases in delayed playback via DVR and streaming platforms. These Live+Same Day numbers instead are used to illustrate any trends or high/low superlatives. Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.

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