Ratings: ABC’s ‘On the Road to the CMA Awards’ Attracts 1.4 Million Viewers
ABC News’ “On the Road to the CMA Awards,” the Luke Bryan-hosted behind-the-scenes special of the upcoming awards ceremony, averaged 1.4 million viewers and received 0.17 in the demo on Tuesday, according to Nielsen’s official live plus same-day figures.
The special, which will also be available Tuesday on Hulu, sees the news teams travel across the globe to three different continents — Australia, Europe and North America — for a look at some of the top country music stars in the lead-up to the 2022 CMA Awards, airing Nov. 9. “On the Road to the CMA Awards” explores the highs and lows of life on tour, including the more private offstage moments and interactions with loyal fans.
While the program underperformed in viewership and the demo, it’s likely that multiplatform and delayed viewing will increase its numbers. “On the Road” also gave viewers an all-access look at Wynonna Judd as she made her emotional return to the stage following the death of her mother, Naomi Judd, with the help of her friends Martina McBride and Little Big Town.
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Here’s how the rest of the broadcast networks stacked up:
NBC was first in ratings with 0.56 in the 18-49 demographic and first in viewership, averaging 4.8 million, thanks to “The Voice” (which garnered 5.9 watchers and 0.64 in the demo).
Fox was second with 0.49 in the demo and in viewership (averaging 3.7 million) with a new episode of tentpole procedural “9-1-1,” which got 0.67 in the ratings score. Both the Angela Bassett-starring series and an installment of the crime drama “The Cleaning Lady” saw demo and viewership bumps from the week prior, when the network aired reruns.
CBS was third in viewership with 3.5 million despite airing reruns of its Tuesday night primetime slate, which includes “The Neighborhood,” “Bob Hearts Abishola,” “NCIS” and its spinoff “NCIS: Hawai’i.” It came in fourth in the demo, with a score of 0.26.
ABC took the bronze in the demo with 0.43 overall. The network, which was fourth in terms of total viewers at 2.1 million, aired an episode of “Bachelor in Paradise,” followed by the aforementioned CMA special.
The CW was fifth with back-to-back airings of “All American” and spinoff “Homecoming,” receiving 0.12 in the demo and averaging 404,000 viewers.
Neither Fox nor The CW airs programming at 10 p.m.
In terms of Spanish-language networks, Univision won with a 0.4 rating in the demo and 1.4 million total average viewers. “Vencer La Ausencia” started off the night at 8 p.m. and received a rating of 0.4 in the demo and a viewership of 1.5 million on average. At 9 p.m. “Los Ricos También Lloran” earned a 0.4 in the demo and 1.6 million total average viewers and “La Madrastra” closed off the night by receiving a 0.3 in ratings and 1.2 million total viewers on average.
Telemundo came in second place both in terms of rating in the demo and total average viewership, as the network saw a 0.2 rating and 782,000 average total viewers for the night. “Exatlón Estados Unidos,” which ran from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., earned a ratings score of 0.2 and brought an average viewership of 918,000. “La Reina del Sur” came next and brought in a 0.2 rating and 799,000 total viewers on average, and “El Fuego del Destino” finished the night with a rating of 0.1 in the demo and a total viewership of 680,000 on average.
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