CMA Awards Climb To 3-Year TV Rating High On ABC

ABC climbed to a Wednesday win with the CMA Awards. The telecast improved in total viewers, adding nearly two million more from 2016, with 14.3 million viewers in total. It was also up 10 percent in the key age demographic of adults 18 to 49, averaging a solid 3.2 rating. However, all that attention on the CMA Awards did not help the rest of the broadcast lineup rebound from last week's dips against the World Series.