List of Grammy Award ceremony locations explained
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The Grammy Awards have been held at multiple locations throughout the years. In 1971 the Grammy Awards had its first live telecast and therefore had its own sole venue each year for the telecast. From 1963 to 1970 the Academy aired a TV special annually called "The Best On Record" which highlighted the awards dinners. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have been held most years at Crypto.com Arena located in Downtown Los Angeles.
Non-televised era
From 1959 to 1970, awards dinners were held in the following locations simultaneously on the same day:
- 1959–1961: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and New York
- 1962–1964: Chicago, Los Angeles and New York
- 1965–1970: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York
Televised era
Grammy Award ceremonies have been televised live since 1971. The Crypto.com Arena (known as Staples Center from 1999 until 2021) has hosted the most Grammy Award telecasts, having hosted twenty-one times. The Shrine Auditorium which hosted sixteen times was surpassed by the Staples Center in 2017. Los Angeles has held a total of 38 Grammy Award telecasts, with New York having hosted ten times and Nashville and Las Vegas serving as host once each.
Ceremonies
Multiple ceremonies locations
Most frequent venues
With twenty-one telecasts hosted, Crypto.com Arena has hosted the most Grammy telecasts. The Shrine Auditorium hosted fifteen times between 1978 and 1999.
While Crypto.com Arena hosts the main telecast which is broadcast on CBS, the premiere ceremony (also known as the Pre-Telecast) is held at the neighboring Peacock Theater, which is just across the street from the Crypto.com Arena. The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute is held at the adjacent Los Angeles Convention Center two days prior to the Grammy Awards.
Most frequent host cities
Los Angeles has held a total of 40 Grammy telecasts, and a total of 51 including the pre-broadcast era years.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|
| City | Los Angeles, CA | New York City, NY | Chicago, IL | Nashville, TN
Las Vegas, NV |
| Number of Non-Televised Era Award Ceremonies | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Number of Telecasts | 41 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Number of Times Hosted | 53 | 22 | 6 | 1 | |
Multiple ceremonies hosted
The following individuals have hosted (or co-hosted) the Grammy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.
See also
External links
Notes and References
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- News: Grammy's 2010 Ratings: 25.8 Million Viewers, Highest Since 2004 . Huffingtonpost.com . February 1, 2010. July 30, 2015.
- Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: Grammy Awards, Modern Family, Glee, American Idol, NCIS Top Week 21 Viewing - Ratings . TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . July 30, 2015.
- Andreeva . Nellie . Whitney Houston Tragic Grammys Draw 39.9 Million Viewers, Second Most Watched Ever . Deadline . February 13, 2012 . July 30, 2015.
- 2014 Grammy Commercials Sold For As High As Record $1 Million (Exclusive) . Billboard . January 23, 2014 . July 30, 2015.
- Rick Kissell . Grammys Ratings: Grammy Awards Show Viewership Reaches 2nd Largest Since 1993 . Variety . January 27, 2014 . July 30, 2015.
- Web site: TV Ratings Sunday: (Updated) Grammy Awards Slide from 2014 + 'Mulaney' Rises as 'The Simpsons' & 'Family Guy' Fall - Ratings . TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . July 30, 2015.
- Web site: Porter. Rick. TV Ratings Monday: Grammy Awards dominate, 'X-Files' and 'Castle' take hits [Updated]]. TVbytheNumbers. February 15, 2016. February 16, 2016.
- Web site: Porter. Rick. TV Ratings Sunday: Grammys up slightly from 2016 [Updated]]. TVbytheNumbers. February 13, 2017. February 19, 2017.
- Web site: Porter. Rick. ‘Shark Tank’ and Grammys pre-show adjust down: Sunday final ratings. January 30, 2018. August 18, 2018.
- Web site: Welch. Alex. Grammy Awards adjusts up, ‘The Simpsons’ adjusts down: Sunday final ratings. February 12, 2019. July 5, 2019.
- News: Grammy Ratings Slip To All-Time Low . January 27, 2020 . Deadline . January 27, 2020.
- News: TV Ratings: Grammy Awards Hit Record Low, Down Nearly 53% Compared to 2020's Show. Zorilla. Monica Marie. Variety. March 15, 2021. March 15, 2021.
- Grammy Awards Sets New April Date In Las Vegas. CBS. Deadline Hollywood. January 18, 2022.
- Web site: TV Ratings: Grammys Narrowly Avoid All-Time Low . . Rick . Porter . live . April 4, 2022 . April 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404182338/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/grammys-tv-ratings-sunday-april-3-2022-1235124919/ . April 4, 2022.
- Web site: Mitovich . Matt . 2023-02-06 . Ratings: Grammy Awards Audience Surges 30% to Hit a 3-Year High . 2023-02-06 . TVLine . en-US . 2023-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206220841/https://tvline.com/2023/02/06/grammys-ratings-2023-cbs-viewership/ . live .
- Web site: Hailu . Selome . February 4, 2024 . Grammys Bring in 16.9 Million Viewers in 2024, Up 34% From Last Year . February 4, 2024 . Variety.
