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# Just Like a Prayer: VMAs 2026 draw 8.4 million viewers, best since 2015
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/just-like-a-prayer-vmas-2026-draw-8-4-million-viewers-best-since-2015/
- Published: 2026-09-29T12:22:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T12:22:11.000Z
- Description: TheWrap’s Loree Seitz reports the 2026 VMAs pulled 8.43 million viewers across CBS and MTV, up 51% from 2025’s 5.6 million, marking the best same-day audience since 2015’s 12.73 million.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Loree Seitz, VMAs 2026 draw biggest audience since 2015

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