Just Like a Prayer: VMAs 2026 draw 8.4 million viewers, best since 2015

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.

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