They will remain at
In fact, since 1999, the Grammys have been held in
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at Staples from 8-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Said
"We are excited to be the home of the Grammys for another decade and to continue our long and mutually beneficial partnership with The Recording Academy," said CBS President/CEO Leslie Moonves. "The long-term structure of this deal will provide even greater continuity with marketing and sales opportunities for both organizations for an event that continues to grow in size and scope — both culturally and commercially. Now if we can just cut Portnow's speech down to 7 seconds, we'll be fine."
"CBS and the Grammys continue to be a partnership of two great brands combining to create one of television's most celebrated nights," said CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler. "It is an event that has become an entertainment force in generating audience, social media conversation and music sales."
In addition to the annual awards telecast, the agreement also includes the continued annual broadcast of The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!—Countdown to Music's Biggest Night, the one-hour special that announces nominations in several categories and performances by past Grammy winners and/or nominees. This year's special will be broadcast live in
The new agreement also includes the addition of a new two-hour series of Grammy specials, details of which will be announced in the future.
Ratings for the Grammy Awards have soared over the last several years. The broadcast of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards attracted 26.7 million viewers, its largest audience since 2000. In key demographics, the broadcast averaged 10.8/26 in adults 25-54, 10.0/27 in adults 18-49, and 9.5/28 in adults 18-34, its best deliveries in these ratings measures since 2004. CBS Research estimated that more than 61 million viewers watched all or part of the Awards show.
In 2010, the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards delivered 25.87 million viewers, 10.6/24 in adults 25-54, 9.9/24 in adults 18-49, and 9.1/24 in adults 18-34, which marked the best ratings in these key demographic categories since 2004.
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