Multi-Emmy Award-winning competition series RuPaul's Drag Race and several of its spinoff series from MTV and Paramount Plus have been renewed.

RuPaul's Drag Race will return to MTV for a 17th season along with the series’ after-show, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, the network said. RuPaul's Drag Race has won 29 Emmys since its 2009 debut and has garnered an additional eight 2024 Emmy nominations. 

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Paramount Plus has renewed RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for a 10th season along with its after-show, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. 

The renewal announcements come as another RuPaul Drag Race spinoff, RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars, debuts on Paramount Plus Friday (August 16).

MTV said it has moved its 2024 Video Music Awards to September 11 to avoid a conflict with the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, which will take place on September 10 on ABC.

The VMAs had been scheduled to air live from the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 10.

In observance of the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, MTV will again support the nonprofit 9/11 Day, which organizes the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, and Tuesday’s Children, which serves the families of 9/11 victims.

Also Read: Taylor Swift Leads VMAs With 10 Nominations

MTV also announced a first wave of performers for the 2024 VMA. 

They include Camila Cabello, Chappel Roan, GloRilla, Rauw Alejandro and Sabrina Carpenter. 

Official sponsors of the 2024 VMAs include Bacardi Rum, Burger King, Doritos, Downy Unstopables, DraftKings, The General Insurance, Healthysexual from Gilead Sciences, Hilton, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Oreo cookies and Pantene.

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers of the 2024 VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba are executives in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive.

MTV announced that Taylor Swift has received more nominations for the 2024 Video Music Awards than any other artist.

Swift is nominated again for video of the year, an award she’s won four times in the past, including the last two years.

Last year Swift led all nominees with eight. 

The VMAs are scheduled to be televised live from the UBS Arena in New York on Sept. 10 and well be seen in more than 150 countries.

Other artists receiving the most nominations include  Post Malone with nine noms, Ariana Grande, Eminem and Sabrina Carpenter (6 each); Megan Thee Stallion and SZA (5 each), LISA, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims (4 each). 

Official sponsors of the 2024 VMAs include Bacardi Rum, Burger King, Doritos,, Downy Unstopables, The General Insurance, Healthysexual from Gilead Sciences, Hilton, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Oreo cookies and Pantene.

Beginning Tuesday, fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including Video of the Year, presented by Burger King; Best Collaboration; and Artist of the Year by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, August 30th. Voting is sponsored by The General insurance.

Voting for Best New Artist will remain active throughSeptember 10th. 

Last year’s telecast drew 3.92 million total viewers across the night and registered increases in all demos, including a 54% increase among young people 18 to 34. 

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers for the 2024 VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is Co-Executive Producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as Executives in Charge of Production. Wendy Plaut is Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Lisa Lauricella is Music Talent Executive.

MTV said the 2024 Video Music Awards will return to New York and take place at the new UBS Arena.  

The awards show is scheduled for September 10 and will air live around the world in more than 150 countries.

“We’re excited to bring this year’s VMAs to UBS Arena, one of the country’s newest and most cutting-edge venues,” said Bruce Gillmer, president of music, music talent, programming & events for Paramount and chief content officer, Music, for Paramount Plus. “Celebrating one of music’s biggest nights with the incredible, robust New York area fans is something we’ve been looking forward to since the moment last year’s show ended.”

Last year’s awards show took place at the Prudential Arena in Newark, New Jersey. The telecast generated a record  1.82 billion total minutes consumed, up 14.5% from the prior year.

The VMAs appeared across 13 of Paramount Global's networks. The telecast drew 3.92 million total viewers across the night and registered increases in all demos, including a 54% increase among young people 18 to 34.

The event was hosted by Nicki Minaj, saw Taylor Swift accept nine Moon Person trophies and featured a reunion of boy band Nsync.

“It’s an honor to host MTV and the VMAs at UBS Arena,” said Mark Shulman, senior VP of programming for the UBS Arena. “This is the culmination to bring a world-class event to a venue that offers state-of-the-art capabilities and the best in fan amenities. We look forward to welcoming this year’s top artists, fans, and viewers worldwide to experience our arena and campus at Belmont Park.”

The UBS Arena, located on the grounds of Belmont Park on the border of Queens and the Nassau County town of Elmont, is the home of the New York Islanders NHL team. Since it opened in 2021, it has featured concerts by Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Stapleton, Dua Lipa, Drake, Harry Styles, Marc Anthony and Suga.

"We are excited to welcome back the MTV Video Music Awards to New York State,” added New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. “From its origins at Radio City Music Hall in 1984 to this September's event at the UBS Arena, the VMAs continue to captivate millions, showcasing the very best in music video artistry. As we prepare to host this 40th anniversary event, let's embrace the spirit of creativity and innovation that defines our state's cultural landscape.”

A new season of Cribs is on MTV, as the reboot of the early aughts reality show starts up November 15 with two episodes. Actor Taye Diggs, model Martha Hunt and former WWE star Nikki Garcia show off their homes in the first episode, and Jersey Shore alum Vinny Guadagnino, soccer star Kaila Novak and The Bachelorette cast member Nick Viall do so in the second.

Cribs offers viewers a personal tour of a celebrity’s home, led by the celeb. “The MTV audience gets to see, first hand, where the artist works and plays, sleeps and lives,” according to MTV. 

Also set to show off their abodes this season are Adrian Grenier, Alyssa Edwards, Jenna Jameson, Margaret Cho, Mena Suvari, Perez Hilton, Rumer Willis, Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanessa Williams and Vivica A. Fox, among others. 

The show came back in August 2021, as Ashlee Simpson, Martha Stewart and Snooki Polizzi , among others, offered tours of their houses. When it relaunched, Nina L. Diaz, then president of content and chief creative officer, MTV Entertainment Group, said: “Cribs didn’t simply introduce the celebreality genre, it created a blueprint for how we engage on social media. We are thrilled to usher in a new era of this iconic franchise for audiences around the world.”

Cribs initially premiered in 2000. Ozzy Osbourne and his family were in the pilot, as viewers were introduced to the Osbourne clan a couple years before The Osbournes debuted on MTV. Other memorable episodes featured Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Snoop Dogg and Mariah Carey. 

MTV’s 2023 Video Music Awards generated 1.82 billion total minutes consumed, the most ever, up 14.5% from last year.

MTV and parent company Paramount Global simulcast the VMAs across 13 networks Tuesday night to maximize viewing.

The telecast drew 3.92 million total viewers across the night and registered increases in all demos, including a 54% increase among young people 18 to 34. 

The VMAs were also streaming on Paramount Plus starting Wednesday. Those viewers are not included in these figures.

On MTV alone, the VMA’s ratings were the highest since 2019 among people 18 to 34, up 118% from last year. Among all viewers, MTV was up 37%.

The VMAs generated 45 million social media interactions, according to SCR. That made it the  No.1 entertainment show in the U.S. for the past year.

The 2023 VMA were televised live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. and hosted by Nicki Minaj, who also performed. Highlights included Taylor Swift accepting nine awards and a reunion of boy band Nsync.

Nicki Minaj will return to MTV’s Video Music Awards as emcee and performer, the network announced.

Minaj hosted last year. Fans will also see a world premiere performance of her new single, “Last Time I Saw You.”

Nominated 25 time, Minaj has won six VMAs. 

The VMAs will appear live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 12 on MTV and other Paramount networks including BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1.

Previously announced performers include  Anitta, Demi Lovato, Doja Cat, Karol G, Kelsea Ballerini, Lil Wayne, Måneskin, Olivia Rodrigo, Shakira, Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together.

Shakira and Sean “Diddy” Combs will also be on stage, receiving the Video Vanguard Award and the Global Icon Award, respectively.

A 90-minute VMA pre-show will feature performances by NLE Choppa and Sabrina Carpenter.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop pioneer and media mogul, will receive the Global Icon Award during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, appearing live on September 12.

Diddy will also perform during the telecast and is nominated for four other awards, including Best Collaboration, Best Rap and Best R&B.

In 1997, Diddy made his first VMA appearance, performing Mo’ Money Mo Problems. He hosted the awards show from Miami in 2005.

The VMAs will appear live from Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center on September 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

Scheduled to perform are Anitta, Demi Lovato, Doja Cat, Karol G, Kelsea Ballerini, Lil Wayne, Moneskin, Shakira, Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together.

Shakira will also receive the Video Vanguard Award, presented by Toyota.

Official sponsors include Bacardi Rum, Burger King, Clearblue, Descovy, Doritos, Heinz, M&M’s, Swiffer and Toyota Motor North America.

Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award from MTV during the 2023 Video Music Awards, the channel said.

The singer will also perform live at the VMAs on Sept. 12 for the first time in 17 years. 

Shakira won her first VMA in 2000 and has since won three more Moonman trophies. This year, she has been nominated four times.

She made her debut as a VMA performer in 2002, belly dancing to her hit Objection (Tango).

In the past, The Video Vanguard Award has been awarded to stars including Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake. The Beatles and director Richard Lester were honored at the first-ever VMAs in 1984.

The Video Vanguard is sponsored by Toyota. In the previous four years, the automaker has sponsored the Toyota Stage.

“Toyota has collaborated with the MTV VMAs to bring five years of groundbreaking and memorable performances to the show,” said Jessamine Merrill, general manager, media and digital engagement, Toyota Motor North America. “This year is no different with the first-ever automotive sponsorship of the Video Vanguard Award presented by Toyota to recognize and celebrate Latin icon and global superstar Shakira.”

The Paramount Brand Studio has created music-centric content with Toyota to mark the tribute to Shakira. The content will debut in the VMAs. Toyota is also sponsoring a Shakira fan viewing party and will provide behind the scenes moments.

“Bringing our partners into the cultural conversation through seamless storytelling is what we do best,” said Dario Spina, CMO, Paramount Brand Studio. “Toyota has been a valued partner of the VMAs for years and we’re thrilled to collaborate with them to celebrate Shakira’s impact and musical career as this year’s Video Vanguard winner.”

MTV and Paramount Plus will bring back its Emmy-nominated competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for new seasons. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race will return for its 16th season on MTV, while RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars comes back for its ninth season on Paramount Plus. In addition, the Untucked after shows for RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars will also return, according to the companies. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race garnered seven primetime Emmy nominations last month, including in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category, while RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked drew two Emmy nods. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked are all produced by World Of Wonder Productions. 

MTV revealed the list of nominees for the 2023 Video Music Awards, with Taylor Swift leading with nominations for eight awards.

The VMAs will take place September 12  at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and Swift, who already has 14 VMAs in her trophy case, could raise that total.

Swift's nominations include the Video of the Year award, which is presented by Burger King. She won Video of the Year last year.

Other artists receiving multiple nominations include  SZA (six), Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (five each), and Blackpink, Diddy and Shakira (four each). 

Fans can vote to determine the winner in 15 gender-neutral categories including Video of the Year and Artist of the Year, plus a new category Best Afrobeats. Voting takes place at vote.mtv.com.

Nominations for social categories including Group of the Year and Song of Summer will be announced at a later date.

Official sponsors of the 2023 VMAs include Bacardi Rum, Burger King, Clearblue, Descovy, Doritos, Heinz, M&M’s, Swiffer and Toyota Motor North America.

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers for the 2023 VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive Producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as executives in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive.

Here  is a complete list of the 2023 VMA nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records 
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records Nicki Minaj
• “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records 
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records 
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records 
• Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• KAROL G – Interscope Records Nicki Minaj – Republic Records
• Shakira – Sony Music US Latin
• Taylor Swift – Republic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit” – L-M Records / RCA Records
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST NEW ARTIST

• GloRilla - CMG / Interscope Records
• Ice Spice - 10K Projects / Capitol Records 
• Kaliii - Atlantic Records
• Peso Pluma - Double P Records
• PinkPantheress - 300 Entertainment
• Reneé Rapp - Interscope Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

• August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty” – Arena Records / RCA Records
• September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
• October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
• November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited” – '94 Sounds / RCA Records
• December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado” – Interscope Records
• January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over” – Elektra Entertainment
• February 2023: Armani White – “GOATED” – Def Jam
• March 2023: FLETCHER – “Becky's So Hot” – Capitol Records
• April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records 
• May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana” – Heavy On It / 10K Projects / Capitol Records
• June 2023: FLO – “Losing You” – Uptown/Republic Records
• July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part” – Island Records

BEST COLLABORATION

• David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I'm Good (Blue)” – Warner Records
• Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Mercury Records / Republic Records 
• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
• KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
• Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin' (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records

BEST POP

• Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
• Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records 
• Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• P!NK – “TRUSTFALL” – RCA Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE” – We The Best / Epic Records GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” – CMG / Interscope Records
• Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock” – Atlantic Records / Generation Now
• Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody” – Young Money Records
• Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)” – Boominati / Republic Records 
• Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

BEST R&B

• Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay” – RCA Records
• Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
• Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin' (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
• Toosii – “Favorite Song” – South Coast Music Group / Capitol Records
• Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way” – Empire Distribution

BEST ALTERNATIVE

blink-182 – “EDGING” – Columbia Records
boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records

Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge” – Fueled By Ramen                                                                           

Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records

Paramore – “This Is Why” – Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck” – Concord Records / Concord

BEST ROCK

Foo Fighters – “The Teacher” – RCA Records
Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue” – Warner Records 

Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST” – Arista Records
Metallica – “Lux Æterna” – Blackened Recordings
Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween” – Warner Records

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records
Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES” – Rimas Entertainment
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola” – DEL Records, Inc. / Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny – “un x100to” – Rimas Entertainment
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ” – Columbia Records
Shakira – “Acróstico” – Sony Music US Latin

BEST K-POP

aespa – “Girls” – SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid” – ATTRAKT / Warner Records
SEVENTEEN – “Super” – HYBE / Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

BEST AFROBEATS

Ayra Starr – “Rush” – Mavin Global Holdings
Burna Boy – “It's Plenty” – Atlantic Records / Spaceship Entertainment Ltd
Davido ft. Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana” – Empire Distribution
Libianca – “People” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar” – Starboy / RCA Records

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You (Orchestral) – NETFLIX
Bad Bunny – “El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente” – Rimas Entertainment 

Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records
Imagine Dragons – “Crushed” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records 

Maluma – “La Reina” – Sony Music US Latin

BEST DIRECTION

Doja Cat - “Attention” - Kemosabe Records / RCA Records - Directed by Tanu Muiño

Drake – “Falling Back” – OVO/Republic Records - Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records - Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment - Directed by Colin Tilley
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records - Directed by Floria Sigismondi
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - Directed by Christian Breslauer
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records - Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records - Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records - Cinematography by Natasha Baier
Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Atlantic Records - Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records - Cinematography by Marcell Rev
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records - Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records - Cinematography by Rina Yang

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Fall Out Boy – “Love From The Other Side” – Fueled By Ramen - Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner

Harry Styles – “Music For A Sushi Restaurant” – Columbia Records - Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios

Melanie Martinez – “VOID” – Atlantic Records - Visual Effects by Carbon
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records - Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records - Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records - Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records - Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records - Choreography by Charm LaDonna 

Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Republic Records - Choreography by Jerry Reece
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment - Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup” – Fueled By Ramen - Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records - Choreography by (LA)HORDE - Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

BEST ART DIRECTION

boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records - Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records - Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)

Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records - Art Direction by Spencer Graves
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records - Art Direction by Brandon Mendez

Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment - Art Direction by Niko Philipides
SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - Art Direction by Kate Bunch

BEST EDITING 

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records - Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records - Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – “River” – Columbia Records - Edited by Brandan Walter
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records - Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records - Edited by Chancler Haynes

MTV announced that the 2023 Video Music Awards will be telecast live in more than 150 countries on September 12.

The awards show will return to the Prudential Center in New Jersey.

“We’re thrilled to be returning to the Prudential Center in Newark for this year’s VMAs!” said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount  Plus. “Celebrating one of our biggest nights in music with the Garden State's incredible fans has been our goal since last year's highly successful event.”

The 2022 VMAs were held at the Prudential Center in August. LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow were the hosts.

“The return of the VMAs to the Prudential Center testifies to New Jersey’s enduring standing as a premier venue for large-scale entertainment events,” said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. “As the home of some of the most internationally renowned names in the music industry, New Jersey is proud to once again partner with Paramount to showcase an array of exciting performances to a global audience. By hosting this highly anticipated spectacle, our state and local economies will also benefit from the thousands of visitors who will shop, dine, and stay in our local communities.”

Actress Jennifer Coolidge will be getting the “Comedic Genius” award at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, which will air live on May 7, the network said.

Coolidge, who starred in The White Lotus, becomes the sixth recipient of the Comedic Genius award, following Jack Black, Sacha Baron Cohen, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell.

Coolidge has been a Hollywood mainstay ever since playing Stifler's mom in the 1999 classic American Pie. She has also had memorable roles in The Watcher, Shotgun Wedding, Legally Blonde and Best in Show.

Also Read: ‘The White Lotus’, ‘Stranger Things’, ‘The Last of Us’ Up for Best Show at ‘MTV Movie & TV Awards’

Sponsors of the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards include Cheetos and Sonic.

Executive Producers of the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards include MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf along with Den of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are Executives in Charge of Production; Lisa Lauricella and Mike Ostolaza serve as the Music Talent Executives.

Drew Barrymore will host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles Sunday, May 7. The event honors the biggest and best in movies and TV. 

Barrymore has been nominated for nine Movie & TV Awards and has taken home three Golden Popcorns. Her films include The Wedding Singer, Never Been Kissed, Charlie’s Angels and E.T.: The Extraterrestrial. She hosts daytime show The Drew Barrymore Show, which premiered in fall 2020. 

Executive producers for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards are MTV’s Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf, along with Den of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Sponsors include Cheetos and Sonic. 

Vanessa Hudgens hosted last year’s Movie & TV Awards. ■

MTV will host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday, May 7 at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles. The evening will salute the biggest and best in movies and television. 

The event will air on MTV in more than 170 countries. No host has been named, and  honorees, performers and presenters have not been announced yet. 

Last year, Spider-Man: No Way Home won best movie, and HBO’s Euphoria won best show. Tom Holland of Spider-Man got best performance in a movie while Zendaya of Euphoria got best performance in a show. 

Barker Hangar is in Santa Monica. Sonic is sponsoring the MTV Movie & TV Awards. 

Executive producers for the Movie & TV Awards are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are executives in charge of production and Lisa Lauricella is the music talent executive.

MTV's Video Music Awards happen in late summer. ■ 

B+C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing TV’s most-promoted programming ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through January 1.

Paramount Network’s Yellowstone is No. 1. (The hit drama’s midseason finale aired on January 1.)

The rest of the ranking is mostly made up of reality competitions: Fox hypes its celebrity-focused Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test in second place, NBC promotes the new “All-Stars” version of America’s Got Talent in fourth, and MTV gives some love to RuPaul’s Drag Race in fifth as the show makes its move from VH1.

Rounding out the list is a new drama from ABC: police procedural series Will Trent, in third place.

Notably, Yellowstone scores the highest iSpot Attention Index (112) in the ranking, meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch its promos all the way through (vs. interrupting viewing by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) Yellowstone, Paramount Network

• Impressions: 424,763,186
• Interruption Rate: 2.55%
• Attention Index: 112 (12% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 94%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 4%
• In-network Value: $1,265,238
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $797,906

2) Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, Fox

• Impressions: 399,907,131
• Interruption Rate: 1.70%
• Attention Index: 106 (6% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 92%, Local 6%, VOD/OTT 2%
• In-network Value: $2,898,493
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $2,339,868

3) Will Trent, ABC

• Impressions: 387,351,001
• Interruption Rate: 1.52%
• Attention Index: 100 (0% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 94%, Local 4%, VOD/OTT 2%
• In-network Value: $3,940,060
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,107,588

4) America's Got Talent: All-Stars, NBC

• Impressions: 341,443,049
• Interruption Rate: 1.79%
• Attention Index: 102 (2% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%
• In-network Value: $2,235,473
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,315,408

5) RuPaul's Drag Race, MTV

• Impressions: 302,211,298
• Interruption Rate: 3.58%
• Attention Index: 100 (0% fewer interruptions than avg.)
• Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 3%
• In-network Value: $1,497,002
• Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,234,143

* Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands *

For more information about Promo Mojo — including the chart positions of promos beyond the top five — contact mediapartnerships@ispot.tv.

Impressions: The total impressions within all U.S. households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD plus OTT, and Local.

Attention Score: Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index: Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Impression Types: Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-Network Value: Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-Network Spend: The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live: A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local: A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD: This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load).

OTT: On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast). ■

AMC looks to cast a spell on viewers with the premiere of its supernatural-themed original series Mayfair Witches, one of several shows debuting during the first week of 2023.

Mayfair Witches, the second Anne Rice adapted series for AMC following Interview with the Vampire, debuts January 8 and stars Alexandra Daddario as a young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches, according to the network. 

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for multiple shows debuting the week of January 3 to January 8 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

January 3 – Sometimes When We Touch (music documentary) – Paramount Plus

January 4 – Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street (documentary) – Netflix

January 5 – Ginny & Georgia (returning series) – Netflix

January 6 – BMF (returning series) – Starz

January 6 – Boys in Blue (documentary series) – Showtime

January 6 – The Pale Blue Eye (thriller) – Netflix

January 6 – The Rig (drama) – Prime Video

January 6 – RuPaul’s Drag Race (reality) – MTV

January 6 – Ready To Love (returning series) – OWN

BET Media Group will take over the operations of cable network VH1 as parent Paramount Global looks to continue its business transformation, according to a company memo from Paramount Global president and CEO Bob Bakish obtained by Multichannel News.

The 37-year-old VH1, which initially launched as a music video service but is now home to unscripted reality programming — including the Emmy-winning competition show RuPaul's Drag Race — will be folded into the BET Media Group, led by Scott Mills, which also includes networks BET, BET Plus, BET Studios, BET Her and BET Digital, according to the memo.

The move to the African-American-targeted BET Media Group makes synergistic sense given that VH1 draws a strong African-American viewership with such shows as the Love & Hip Hop and Black Ink Crew franchises, the memo said.

Also: Plunging Paramount Defends Streaming Strategy

“This strategic alignment will ensure that VH1 — a leader in multi-cultural programming and the second-largest U.S. cable network for Black viewership — is best positioned for future success as a key part of the powerful BET ecosystem under the leadership of Scott Mills,” Bakish said in the memo.

The alignment will allow the BET Media Group to “build an interconnected set of leading platforms — linear, streaming, digital and studios — centered around the Black community, Black culture and content.”

The move follows the October folding of premium network Showtime into the Paramount Media Networks Group under group CEO Chris McCarthy.

The full Bob Bakish memo reads as follows:

Team,

"As we take further steps to accelerate the transformation of our business and maximize the full strength of Paramount, I’m excited to share that VH1 will move into the BET Media Group, which includes BET, BET+, BET Studios and BET Digital.

This strategic alignment will ensure that VH1 − a leader in multi-cultural programming and the second largest U.S. cable network for Black viewership − is best positioned for future success as a key part of the powerful BET ecosystem under the leadership of Scott Mills.

Scott and his team continue to drive the evolution and growth of BET by building an interconnected set of leading platforms – linear, streaming, digital and studios – centered around the Black Community, Black Culture and Content.  Their ability to create hit programming and experiences, invest in new talent and storytellers, leverage our capabilities in streaming and original production, and expand and deepen relationships with key commercial partners make them ideally suited to take on this brand and business.

I’d also like to recognize the MTV Entertainment Studios team under the leadership of Chris McCarthy and Nina L. Diaz, who, for the past five years, have rebuilt the VH1 brand and produced powerful hit franchises from Black Ink Crew and Love & Hip Hop to RuPaul’s Drag Race. Their work has helped VH1 score nearly 40 Emmy Awards while establishing it as an industry champion in driving diversity both in front of the camera and behind the screens.  As Chris and his team continue to focus on integrating SHOWTIME and globalizing the Media Networks Group, they’ll also partner with the BET teams to continue producing several of the existing hit shows on VH1.

We are working through the details of that transition now and will share updates as we have them. In the meantime, as we look forward to this successful next chapter of VH1, please join me in congratulating Scott and the BET organization, and thanking Chris and the MTV Entertainment team for their ongoing contributions." ■

MTV reality series Siesta Key gets a tweak to its title, as Siesta Key: Miami Moves debuts October 27. Juliette, Chloe, Madisson, Amanda, Cara, Jordana, Sam and Brandon are in the cast, along with a few new faces. It is season five for the unscripted show. 

"As life in Siesta Key gives way to high energy in multicultural Miami, we see our cast grow up and greet their adult lives, and the pressures that come with it," goes the MTV description. "Once big fish in a small pond, we’ll watch these young adults as they become much smaller fish in a far larger pond. New career pressures and aggressive competition will test our cast–and their friendships–in ways they can’t imagine."

Among the storylines this season, Juliette expands her swimwear line, Chloe and Chris think about children, and Amanda celebrates her last summer before "real adulthood" sets in. 

Siesta Key is on the western coast of Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico, while Miami is over on the eastern coast, along the ocean.  

Tara Long executive produces for Entertainment One; Mark Ford exec produces for Creature Films, Daniel Blau Rogge and Jennifer Aguirre executive produce for MTV, and Tom Danon, Gary Kompothecras, Warren Skeels, Cecily Deutsch and Scott B. Morgan exec produce as well. 

Siesta Key premiered in 2017. ■

B+C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing TV’s most-promoted programming ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through August 28.

MTV's 2022 Video Music Awards is No. 1 for a third week in a row. (The big show aired live on Sunday.)

The chart overall is once again dominated by cable networks, with MTV joined by Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, which gives some love to its original TV movie Unthinkably Good Things in second place (for a second week in a row); HGTV, which promotes Renovation Island and Farmhouse Fixer in third and fourth, respectively; and Food Network, which hypes new Guy Fieri vehicle Guy’s Ultimate Game Night in fifth.

Notably, Unthinkably Good Things scores the week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (112), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch its promos all the way through (vs. interrupting viewing by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV

Impressions: 442,619,992

Interruption Rate: 2.70%

Attention Index: 111 (11% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $1,359,531

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $308,859

2) Unthinkably Good Things, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Impressions: 344,878,645

Interruption Rate: 3.13%

Attention Index: 112 (12% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 1%, VOD/OTT 0%

In-network Value: $1,475,337

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $147,930

3) Renovation Island, HGTV

Impressions: 253,955,697

Interruption Rate: 1.35%

Attention Index: 106 (6% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $887,738

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $78,046

4) Farmhouse Fixer, HGTV

Impressions: 236,389,778

Interruption Rate: 1.77%

Attention Index: 89 (11% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 97%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $676,682

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $359,732

5) Guy's Ultimate Game Night, Food Network

Impressions: 199,284,798

Interruption Rate: 2.10%

Attention Index: 94 (6% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $722,438

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $188,413

* Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands *

For more information about Promo Mojo — including the chart positions of promos beyond the top five — contact mediapartnerships@ispot.tv.

Impressions: The total impressions within all U.S. households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD plus OTT, and Local.

Attention Score: Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index: Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Impression Types: Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-Network Value: Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-Network Spend: The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live: A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local: A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD: This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load).

OTT: On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast). ■

B+C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing TV’s most-promoted programming ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through August 14.

MTV's 2022 Video Music Awards is No. 1.

Last week's chart-topper, Food Network's Alex vs America, drops to second place, while Food Network’s Big Bad Budget Battle also makes a repeat appearance, landing at fifth place (vs. fourth last time).

Rounding out the top five: HGTV, which builds excitement for the seventh season of Good Bones in third place, and Hallmark Channel, which gives some love to the sixth and final season of Chesapeake Shores in fourth.

Notably, Chesapeake Shores scores the week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (132), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch its promos all the way through (vs. interrupting viewing by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV

Impressions: 277,430,462

Interruption Rate: 2.32%

Attention Index: 113 (13% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 1%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $1,353,061

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

2) Alex vs America, Food Network

Impressions: 179,024,164

Interruption Rate: 2.14%

Attention Index: 104 (4% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $664,760

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $124,718

3)  Good Bones, HGTV

Impressions: 153,923,774

Interruption Rate: 1.30%

Attention Index: 109 (9% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $364,899

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $178,885

4) Chesapeake Shores, Hallmark Channel

Impressions: 151,973,687

Interruption Rate: 3.27%

Attention Index: 132 (32% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 100%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 0%

In-network Value: $859,235

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

5) Big Bad Budget Battle, Food Network

Impressions: 151,011,235

Interruption Rate: 1.79%

Attention Index: 97 (3% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $424,202

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $154,228

* Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands *

For more information about Promo Mojo — including the chart positions of promos beyond the top five — contact mediapartnerships@ispot.tv.

Impressions: The total impressions within all U.S. households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD plus OTT, and Local.

Attention Score: Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index: Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Impression Types: Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-Network Value: Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-Network Spend: The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live: A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local: A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD: This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load).

OTT: On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast). ■

B+C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing TV’s most-promoted programming ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through August 7.

Food Network's Alex vs America is No. 1. The network also snags fourth place for Big Bad Budget Battle.

The overall chart is once again dominated by cable networks, with Food Network joined by HGTV, which promotes the second season of Inside Out in second place, and MTV, which hypes the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards in fifth.

The sole traditional broadcaster in the mix: CBS, which gives some love to the 24th season of Big Brother in third.

Notably, Big Brother scores the week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (126), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch its promos all the way through (vs. interrupting viewing by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) Alex vs America, Food Network

Impressions: 284,150,016

Interruption Rate: 2.21%

Attention Index: 86 (14% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 97%, Local 1%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $831,661

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $371,502

2) Inside Out, HGTV

Impressions: 172,811,921

Interruption Rate: 1.62%

Attention Index: 89 (11% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 100%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 0%

In-network Value: $545,741

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $134,973

3)  Big Brother, CBS

Impressions: 171,832,570

Interruption Rate: 0.67%

Attention Index: 126 (26% fewer interruptions than avg.)

In-network Value: $669,968

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0

4) Big Bad Budget Battle, Food Network

Impressions: 162,532,030

Interruption Rate: 1.99%

Attention Index: 88 (12% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $618,344

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $136,800

5) 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV

Impressions: 159,737,531

Interruption Rate: 3.07%

Attention Index: 100 (0% fewer interruptions than avg.)

In-network Value: $706,556

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $5,897

* Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands *

For more information about Promo Mojo — including the chart positions of promos beyond the top five — contact mediapartnerships@ispot.tv.

Impressions: The total impressions within all U.S. households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD plus OTT, and Local.

Attention Score: Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index: Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Impression Types: Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-Network Value: Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-Network Spend: The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live: A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local: A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD: This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load).

OTT: On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast). ■

MTV said that Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X were the top nomination getters for the up coming 2022 Video Music Awards.

The VMAs will be telecast live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center On August 28 over Paramount owned cable networks MTV, MTV2, BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central., Logo, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand and VH1, plus for the third consecutive year, they will be broadcast on The CW.

Others getting a large number of nominations were Doja Cat, Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.

Fans can vote for to determine the winners in 22 gender-neutral categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration” and two new categories: Best Longform Video and Best Metaverse Performance by visiting vote.mtv.com through August 19.

Official sponsors of the 2022 VMAs include: Burger King Clearblue, Descovy, Extra Gum, Kraft Singles and Toyota Motor North America.

Burger King is the presenter of this year’s award voting. Voting for Best New Artist, presented by Extra Gum, will remain active into the show.

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers for the 2022 VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as executives in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive. 

Here is a list of the nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic

Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records

Harry Styles – “As It Was“ – Columbia Records

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment

Drake – OVO/Republic

Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records

Harry Styles – Columbia Records

Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records

Lil Nas X – Columbia Records

Lizzo – Atlantic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

Adele – “Easy On Me” – Columbia Records

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records

Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by EXTRA® Gum

Baby Keem – Columbia Records

Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records

GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records

Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records

Måneskin – Arista Records

SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records

October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records

November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records

December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records

January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK

February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records

March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records

April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records

May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company

June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording

July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records

BEST COLLABORATION

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic

Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment

Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records

ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

BEST POP

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records

Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records

Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records

BEST HIP-HOP

Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records

Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records

Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records

Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam

BEST ROCK

Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records

Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records

Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records

Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group

Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear - “Love It When You Hate Me” - Elektra Music Group / DTA Records

Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records

Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records

Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records

Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group

Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group

WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records

Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment

Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records

Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records

Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin

J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK

BEST R&B

Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW

Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records

H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records

Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records

Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records

The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records

BEST K-POP

BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records

ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment

LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records

SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records

Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment

TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records

Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records

Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit

Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records

BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE

BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records

BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records

Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records

Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam

Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records

Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group

BEST LONGFORM VIDEO

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records

Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville

Madonna – Madame X - Interscope Records

Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records

Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records

Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

BEST DIRECTION

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records

Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

BEST ART DIRECTION

Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records

Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records

Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records

Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records

Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records

BEST EDITING

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records

Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records

ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records

The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records

Nominations for social categories including Group of the Year and Song of Summer will be announced at a later date. ■

Mediacom Communications said Wednesday it has renewed its carriage deal with Paramount Global, including several cable and broadcast networks as well as access to Showtime OTT. Terms were not disclosed.

As part of the deal, Mediacom will continue to make cable channels like BET, CBS Sports Network, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, and others available to its customers. In addition, the operator also renewed retransmission-consent rights to CBS owned-and-operated broadcast TV stations in its service territory.

Mediacom is the fifth-largest U.S. cable operator with about 1.5 million cable, telephone and broadband subscribers in 22 states. ▪️

B+C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: Exclusive data showing TV’s most-promoted programming ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through June 5.

The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards and 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted — which MTV promoted in tandem — are the week’s most promoted shows.

Food Network makes a hearty showing, grabbing second place for the 15th season of The Great Food Truck Race and fourth place for new Guy Fieri vehicle Guy’s All-American Road Trip. 

Meanwhile, two traditional broadcasters also make the cut, with NBC plugging the 17th season of America’s Got Talent in third place, and ABC hyping the 2022 NBA Finals in fifth.

Notably, Guy’s All-American Road Trip scores the week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (111), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch its promos all the way through (vs. interrupting viewing by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards | MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted, MTV

Impressions: 288,132,774

Interruption Rate: 2.76%

Attention Index: 104 (4% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $1,014,411

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $152,555

2) The Great Food Truck Race, Food Network

Impressions: 237,522,248

Interruption Rate: 1.42%

Attention Index: 96 (4% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 1%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $540,289

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $597,331

3) America's Got Talent, NBC

Impressions: 199,118,989

Interruption Rate: 2.08%

Attention Index: 97 (3% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $890,021

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $538,592

4) Guy's All-American Road Trip, Food Network

Interruption Rate: 1.39%

Attention Index: 111 (11% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $771,359

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $222,320

5) 2022 NBA Finals, ABC

Impressions: 188,925,633

Interruption Rate: 2.24%

Attention Index: 84 (16% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $2,045,565

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $664,844

* Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands *

For more information about Promo Mojo — including the chart positions of promos beyond the top five — contact mediapartnerships@ispot.tv.

Impressions: The total impressions within all U.S. households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD plus OTT, and Local.

Attention Score: Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index: Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Impression Types: Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-Network Value: Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-Network Spend: The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live: A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local: A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD: This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load).

OTT: On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

Bethenny Frankel, star of unscripted series including The Real Housewives of New York, Shark Tank and The Big Shot with Bethenny, will receive the Reality Royalty Award live during the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted on June 5.

MTV said the Reality Royalty Award recognizes a legacy of reality greatness. Last year, the inaugural award was given to the cast of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.

In addition to her TV career, Frankel is known as a businessperson, author and philanthropist.

Frankel started BethennyBakes in 2003. The business was featured on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart in 2005. That led to her run on Real Housewives of New York and several Bravo spinoffs.

Also Read: MTV Gives the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards TV’s Biggest Promo Push Two Weeks in a Row

After BethennyBakes went out of business, she started Skinnygirl Cocktails in 2009. The business expanded into candy, popcorn, and apparel. The cocktail line was acquired by Beam Global for $120 million in 2011.

Frankel’s B Strong: Disaster Relief initiative has helped victims in Texas, Florida, Mexico, Northern California, Dominica, Guatemala, North Carolina, The U.S. Virgin Islands, the Florida Panhandle and most recently Ukraine.

The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards and Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted will simulcast across BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nick at Night, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1 and will also air internationally on MTV in over 170 countries. The MTV Movie & TV Awards will additionally simulcast on The CW.

Also: 'MTV Movie & TV Awards' Brings in Higher Ratings With Young Viewers

Sponsors of the MTV Movie & TV Awards include Sonic Drive-In and Tostitos.

Executive producers for both the MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa WhiteWolf and Den Of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are executives in charge of production and Lisa Lauricella serves as the music talent executive for both events. ■

After decades as the head of ad sales for CBS, it‘s hard to picture Jo Ann Ross returning after COVID to Carnegie Hall and pitching streaming.

But since the last live upfronts, CBS has combined with Viacom and become Paramount. And the TV world has shifted to streaming.

Ross touted the power of the combined company during last year’s virtual event.

“This will be a much bigger show being in Carnegie, and we’ll talk about entire platform across all of Paramount,” Ross told Broadcasting+Cable a few days before upfront week. “We have our linear and then obviously the biggest streaming platform in the universe” with the ad-supported version of Paramount Plus and the AVOD platform Pluto TV.

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Ross said Wednesday afternoon’s presentation was designed to be “entertaining and informative and fun,” adding Paramount will get its “message across in a very innovative and unique way.”

CBS finished the season as the No. 1 broadcast network by some measures, and Paramount’s portfolio of cable networks — including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and BET — reach diverse audiences.

“You really cant buy around us, and then you’ve got the strength of what we’re doing with Paramount Plus and Pluto,” she noted. “I don't think that we get enough credit for what we have to deliver and what we have to offer with Paramount Plus and Pluto, I think we've done a really good job in the past year, getting out in front of the marketplace and the way that we're selling Paramount Plus through Eye Q, with genre bundles, making it easier for our clients to buy and activate.”

Also: CBS Reveals Fall Schedule

Paramount has been busy testing measurement companies and their ability to count audiences. It will be offering clients a choice in measurement currency, not just Nielsen. Paramount is ready to employ VideoAmp and Comscore and is close with iSpot.TV. Paramount is also working with OpenAP’s XPm to provide cross-publisher, cross-platform reach and frequency optimization.

Paramount is bringing the market what it calls Super Franchises, allowing advertisers to tap directly into the company’s diverse roster of major franchises, deploying high-impact media and premium access across linear, streaming and social, custom marketing integrations and exclusivity. 

Paramount’s “Content for Change” initiative underscores the company’s position in the DE&I space by applying research and data to transform the creative ecosystem.

It has advanced advertising with Vantage, one of the first sophisticated audience targeting platforms. Vantage delivers relevance and results across all consumer touchpoints, linear, digital and addressable TV. 

Ross is expecting this year’s market to be strong.

“You really cant buy around us. And then you’ve got the strength of what we’re doing with Paramount Plus and Pluto,” she noted. “We’re expecting the demand to be there,” she said. “Obviously there are a lot more choices, but I think we’re positioned really well with the depth and the breadth of our content.” ■

MTV said it will hold its 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards live and in person on June 5, followed again by the second annual Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted on June 6.

The two events will be televised from Barker Hangar in Los Angeles and appear on MTV channels in 180 countries.

Hosts, performers and presenters will be announced at a later date, the channel said.

Last year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards were hosted by Lesie Jones. Nikki Glaser hosted the inaugural edition of the Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted.

Also: MTV Movie & TV Awards Brings in Higher Ratings With Young Viewers

Executive producers for both MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf and Den Of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are executives in charge of production and Lisa Lauricella serves as the music talent executive for both events. ■

Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman will be the keynote speaker at the Better Together Mental Health Storytelling Series being organized by MTV Entertainment.

The interactive virtual event will feature MTV host Nessa interviewing Raisman about her mental health experiences and the importance of getting support.

The keynote session will be followed by a panel featuring actors Chris Sullivan and Felix Mallard, activist Karamo and producers Lang Fisher and Phakiso “Kiki” Collins. Each of those individuals are involved in empowering others through authentic and impactful mental health storytelling, organizers said.

“The dramatic rise of mental health issues has become a second pandemic and, as storytellers, we have the power and opportunity to help people understand the issues better so that they can help themselves and others,” said Chris McCarthy, president and CEO, MTV Entertainment Group. “This is why we are excited to convene world class talent, athletes and our partners across the Mental Health Storytelling Coalition to provide the tools necessary to enable accurate and nuanced representations so that together we can make a difference.”

Registration is now open at bettertogetherseries.org/register. Following the event, videos will be available to view on-demand on the Storytelling Series microsite, with select clips also available on the Mental Health Media Guide website, and on select MTVE social platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the 7-day period through Sept. 19.

An NBC promo for new fall drama Ordinary Joe is No. 1.

The rest of our top five is dominated by Fox, which for the second week in a row occupies three positions: second place for new musical comedy-drama The Big Leap, fourth for the return of first-responder drama 9-1-1, and fifth for new family drama ​​Our Kind of People.

ABC rounds out the ranking with a spot promoting its reboot of The Wonder Years in third place.

Notably, The Big Leap spot has this week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (127), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

Also Read: Fall 2021 Premiere Dates

1) Ordinary Joe, NBC

Impressions: 515,176,164

Interruption Rate: 1.67%

Attention Index: 101 (1% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 94%, Local 5%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $4,307,051

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,612,006

2) The Big Leap, Fox

Impressions: 396,238,627

Interruption Rate: 1.24%

Attention Index: 127 (27% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 89%, Local 9%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $2,840,932

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,833,501

3) The Wonder Years, ABC

Impressions: 395,246,155

Interruption Rate: 1.52%

Attention Index: 103 (3% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 4%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $2,611,604

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,090,561

4) 9-1-1, Fox

Impressions: 379,792,709

Interruption Rate: 1.05%

Attention Index: 114 (14% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 92%, Local 7%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $1,110,111

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,417,817

5) Our Kind of People, Fox

Impressions: 330,830,008

Interruption Rate: 1.18%

Attention Index: 99 (1% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 93%, Local 5%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $1,463,633

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,728,954

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the 7-day period through Sept. 12.

An MTV promo for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards tops our ranking. This marks the third week in a row at No. 1 for the TV tentpole, which aired on Sunday.

The rest of our top five is dominated by Fox, which hypes new drama ​​Our Kind of People in second place, the new season of 9-1-1 in fourth, and new musical comedy-drama The Big Leap in fifth. NBC rounds out the ranking with a promo for new drama Ordinary Joe in third.

Notably, the 9-1-1 spot has this week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (137), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV

Impressions: 500,877,907

Interruption Rate: 2.55%

Attention Index: 112 (12% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 92%, Local 6%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $3,391,820

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $482,961

2) Our Kind of People, Fox

Impressions: 292,271,251

Interruption Rate: 1.02%

Attention Index: 106 (6% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $2,187,444

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,477,059

3) Ordinary Joe, NBC

Impressions: 282,388,950

Interruption Rate: 1.74%

Attention Index: 83 (17% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $4,863,832

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $115,685

4) 9-1-1, Fox

Impressions: 263,729,100

Interruption Rate: 1.09%

Attention Index: 137 (37% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $741,929

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,134,010

5) The Big Leap, Fox

Impressions: 261,703,260

Interruption Rate: 1.08%

Attention Index: 116 (16% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 4%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $1,307,511

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,303,174

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

MTV Entertainment said it will kick off its "Better Together" Mental Health Storytelling Series on Oct. 7 with an event titled "A Conversation about the power of Storytelling in Uncertain Times."

In April MTV Entertainment led a coalition of media companies looking to address the national mental health challenges through their programming. 

In addition to units of MTV parent ViacomCBS, The Walt Disney Co., Amazon Studios, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures and Starz were involved in a Mental Health Storytelling Summit in May. Speakers at the summit included Oprah Winfrey, Trevor Noah and H.E.R.

The Oct. 7 event is the first follow up to the summit. It will be a one-hour virtual event hosted by MTV Entertainment. It will consist of a keynote conversation and panel discussion. Speakers will be announced at a later date.

The event is designed to drive engagement with the Mental Health Media Guide, a resource for content creators designed to encourage storytelling opportunities that can improve the narrative on mental health.

Following the event, videos will be available on-demand on the Storytelling Series microsite, with select clips also available on the Mental Health Media Guide website, and on MTV Entertainment’s social platforms.

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the 7-day period through Sept. 5.

An MTV promo for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards — set to air Sunday, Sept. 12 — is No. 1. This marks the second week in a row in the top spot for the venerable tentpole show.

The rest of our top five is evenly split between cable networks and traditional broadcasters. HGTV builds excitement for Help! I Wrecked My House in second place, and FX hypes American Crime Story: Impeachment in third. Meanwhile, Fox dials up excitement for the season premiere of 9-1-1 in fourth, and ABC previews its reboot of The Wonder Years, featuring narration by Don Cheadle, in fifth.

Notably, the 9-1-1 spot has this week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (114), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV

Impressions: 360,989,192

Interruption Rate: 2.79%

Attention Index: 111 (11% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 4%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $1,189,769

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $229,439

2) Help! I Wrecked My House, HGTV

Impressions: 319,023,054

Interruption Rate: 1.04%

Attention Index: 110 (10% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $977,195

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $276,763

3) American Crime Story: Impeachment, FX

Impressions: 252,335,815

Interruption Rate: 1.98%

Attention Index: 93 (7% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 84%, Local 14%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $755,616

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $498,650

4) 9-1-1, Fox

Impressions: 229,683,928

Interruption Rate: 0.97%

Attention Index: 114 (14% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 1%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $248,0927

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,107,786

5) The Wonder Years, ABC

Impressions: 226,718,378

Interruption Rate: 1.87%

Attention Index: 88 (12% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 92%, Local 7%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $1,304,260

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the 7-day period through Aug. 29.

An MTV promo for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards — set to air Sunday, Sept. 12 — tops our ranking.

For the second week in a row, cable networks make a clean sweep, crowding traditional broadcasters out of the top five. TLC hypes 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way in second place, Hallmark Channel serves up a slice of Sweet Pecan Summer in third, HGTV builds excitement for Cheap Old Houses in fourth, and Discovery closes out the ranking with a plug for Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune in fifth.

Notably, the TLC spot has this week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (111), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV

Impressions: 250,265,546

Interruption Rate: 3.02=3%

Attention Index: 106 (6% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 96%, Local 3%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $927,062

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $11,794

2) 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, TLC

Impressions: 171,483,285

Interruption Rate: 1.21%

Attention Index: 111 (11% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 1%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $475,137

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $126,657

3) Sweet Pecan Summer, Hallmark Channel

Impressions: 158,253,452

Interruption Rate: 6.28%

Attention Index: 98 (2% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $793,976

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

4) Cheap Old Houses, HGTV

Impressions: 151,754,767

Interruption Rate: 1.29%

Attention Index: 96 (4% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $459,741

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

5) Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune, Discovery

Impressions: 145,565,868

Interruption Rate: 1.45%

Attention Index: 94 (6% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $284,440

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $207,054

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

Laura Nelson, a media veteran who has led communications operations at industry powerhouses like Nielsen, Comedy Central, VH1 and MTV for nearly three decades, died Aug. 20 after a battle with cancer. She was 55 years old.

A Boston College graduate, Nelson got her start in the PR business with Dan Klores Associates in New York, but was best known as one of the top communications professionals in the media business, leading PR efforts at various networks like Comedy Central, Oxygen, VH1 and MTV between 1993 and 2007. She joined The Gilbride Group, a strategic integrated marketing company focusing on non-profit and media clients, working with clients like the Gates Foundation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the United Nations, as managing director in 2007, and in 2012 she moved to Current TV, where she headed up that company's communications efforts.

Nelson joined ratings measurement giant Nielsen as chief communications officer in 2014, a position she continued to hold at the time of her death. 

She is survived by her husband James A. Kremens, and two children Charles H. Kremens and Annabelle D. Kremens, all of Westport, Connecticut, as well as three siblings: Gina Wilcox (Brady) of Old Lyme, Connecticut; Paul F. Nelson (Julie) of Wilmette, Illinois; and Andrew Nelson (Meghan) of Cincinnati, Ohio.

According to her obituary, a mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. at The Church of the Assumption in Westport.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to The Cancer Couch Foundation. A fund to help finance metastatic breast cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Dana-Farber Institute has been set up to honor Nelson, and the Cancer Couch Foundation has pledged to match 100% of donations.

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the 7-day period through Aug. 22.

An AMC promo for the return of The Walking Dead tops our Promo Mojo ranker for the week ended Aug. 22.

Four other cable networks join AMC in crowding traditional broadcasters out of the top five: MTV hypes the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards in second place, HGTV builds excitement for Cheap Old Houses in third, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries promotes Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder in fourth, and Food Network whets viewers’ appetites for the Kal Penn-hosted Money Hungry in fifth.

Notably, the MTV spot has this week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (108), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) The Walking Dead, AMC

Impressions: 218,894,864

Interruption Rate: 3.07%

Attention Index: 89 (1q% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 88%, Local 11%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $495,015

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $636,900

2)  2021 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV

Impressions: 200,197,954

Interruption Rate: 3.05%

Attention Index: 108 (8% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 0%

In-network Value: $895,682

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $11,130

3) Cheap Old Houses, HGTV

Impressions: 175,180,680

Interruption Rate: 1.57%

Attention Index: 95 (5% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $621,732

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

4) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Impressions: 168,353,186

Interruption Rate: 4.24%

Attention Index: 103 (3% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $826,940

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $2,809

5) Money Hungry, Food Network

Impressions: 156,100,867

Interruption Rate: 1.77%

Attention Index: 82 (18% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 1%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $485,936

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $101,899

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

MTV said that Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello and Machine Gun Kelly will be among the performers at this year’s Video Music Awards.

The 2021 MTV VMAs will be televised live on Sept. 12 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Official sponsors include Burger King, Clearblue Pregnancy Tests, Coors Light, Doritos, Extra Gum, Facebook and Toyota Motor North America.

Rodrigo will be making her debut at the VMAs. She is nominated for five awards, including Artist of the Year and Song of the year.

Justin Bieber has the most nominations with seven, followed by Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Rodrigo.

Viewers can vote in 14 categories, including artist of the year and best collaboration at vma.mtv.com. Voting is presented by Burger King.

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers for the 2021 VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive Producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as executives in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive.

Cribs is back with new episodes on MTV, the unscripted celebrity home series premiering Aug. 11. The reboot will feature the abodes of Ashlee Simpson & Evan Ross, Kathy Griffin, Martha Stewart, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Big Sean and Johnny Weir, among others. 

“The pop culture phenomenon that revolutionized the celebrity home tour genre will invite viewers for a peek into the everyday – and unexpected – lifestyles and rituals of their favorite personalities and families as they welcome us into their homes for a one-of-a-kind exclusive tour,” said MTV. 

Cribs debuted in 2000. Past seasons are on MTV.com and Paramount Plus. 

“Cribs didn’t simply introduce the celebreality genre, it created a blueprint for how we engage on social media,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer, MTV Entertainment Group. “We are thrilled to usher in a new era of this iconic franchise for audiences around the world.”

Outside of the U.S., MTV is premiering season two of the international edition of Cribs across its linear channels. Kenya Moore, Tyson Fury and The Sharp Twins are some of the overseas celebs showing off their homes. 

Cribs is executive produced by Elena Diaz and Adam Gonzalez for MTV Entertainment Group.

The CW will air the VMAs Sept. 12. The Video Music Awards air on MTV, a ViacomCBS sibling of The CW. The event happens at the Barclays Center in New York. 

The CW aired the 2020 VMAs as well, as did an array of ViacomCBS cable networks, including VH1. Keke Palmer hosted the 2020 event, which had been slated for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn but shifted due to the pandemic. 

With the 2021 event occurring a day after the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, MTV is collaborating with 9/11 Day for a series of service-oriented activities during the week leading up to the VMAs, promoting awareness and positive action in observance of the 20th anniversary of the tragedy. 

The 2021 VMAs will air across MTV’s global lineup of linear and digital platforms in more than 175 countries and territories.

MTV is bringing its Video Music Awards show back to New York as the city marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.

The VMAs will air live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sept. 12 and feature performances from the biggest names in music and entertainment. Hosts and performers will be announced at a future date.

Also Read: 'MTV Movie & TV Awards' Bring in Higher Ratings with Young Viewers

In the days leading up to the VMAs, MTV will be working with 9/11 Day, the non-profit group that leads the federally recognized Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, on a series of service oriented activities. 

Coors Light, Extra Gum and Toyota Motor North America are among the official sponsors of the 2021 MTV VMAs. 

Last year’s VMAs drew 6.4 million on MTV and 12 other ViacomCBS networks including the CW, down 5% from the prior year. Because of COVID the event was staged in multiple locations around the New York metropolitan area.

This year's VMAs will appear across MTV’s global footprint of linear and digital platforms in more than 175 countries, reaching 400 million households.

The health and safety of artists, fans, staff and partners will be priority in producing the show. MTV and Barclays Center are working closely with state and local officials to implement best practices in order to safely bring together music fans from around the globe.

The first week of June will feature several new original series from streaming services as the television industry enters its summer season. 

Apple TV Plus on June 4 will debut its latest original drama series Lisey’s Story, based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Joan Allen, Ron Cephas Jones, and Jennifer Jason Leigh also star in the eight-episode series.

Also debuting on June 4 is Netflix's fantasy series Sweet Tooth, based on a DC Comics book by Jeff Lemire that follows the lives of hybrid babies born part human and part animal who seek answers about their origins in a post apocalyptic world.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of June 1 to June 6 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

 June 1 -- Changing The Game (documentary) -- Hulu

 June 3 -- Alone (reality competition) -- History 

June 3 -- The Fungies (animation) -- HBO Max

June 3 -- Jersey Shore Family Vacation (returning series) -- MTV

June 3 -- We Are Lady Parts (comedy) -- Peacock

June 3 -- Why Women Kill (returning series) -- Paramount Plus

June 4 -- Feel Good (comedy) -- Netflix

June 4 -- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (movie) -- HBO Max

June 6 -- Domina (drama) -- Epix

June 6 -- The Kings (sports documentary) -- Showtime

June 6 -- Little Birds (drama) -- Starz

 June 6 -- War of the Worlds (returning series) -- Epix  

At a time when award show viewership is dropping, MTV's bet doubling down on its Movie & TV Awards resulted in higher linear viewership and record social engagements.

This year, in addition to Sunday’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, the network followed it up with MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted, creating a two-day event that was televised across 12 of ViacomCBS's cable networks.

Leslie Jones hosted the Movie & TV Awards. Nikki Glaser hosted the Unscripted program.

On MTV alone, the Movie & TV Awards Sunday was up 42% among 18- to 34-year-olds, compared to a year ago, when MTV aired a special Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time.

Also Read: MTV Gives the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards TV’s Biggest Promo Push Two Weeks in a Row

Across all networks the Movie & TV Awards collected 1.3 million viewers and the Unscripted edition garnered 377,000 viewers, for a total of 1.7 million viewers.

MTV says the awards shows beat out the Screen Actors Guild, ESPYs, Critics Choice, People's Choice, and Spirit Awards.

In social, the MTV Movie & TV Awards and MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted rang up 159 million social video views and 15 million engagements across the two nights, the most ever.

#MTVAwards trended for 8 hours in the U.S. and for 4 hours worldwide. The show had 5 trending topics in the U.S. including Anthony Mackie, Addison Rae, Kathryn Hahn and Elizabeth Olsen.

The MTV Movie & TV Awards and MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted were the most social telecasts on cable for two nights excluding sports. 

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the 7-day period through May 16.

On the strength of nearly 354 million TV ad impressions, an MTV promo for the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards tops our chart for the second week in a row.

Hallmark Channel is right behind it in second place, hyping the “spellbinding new season” of fantasy comedy-drama Good Witch. Laughter also gets some love in fourth place, where Nickelodeon promotes a variety of its comedies including Drama Club and Side Hustle.

Rounding out the list are promos for reality fare: TLC takes third for 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and HGTV grabs fifth for Home Town Takeover. 

Notably, the 90 Day Fiancé spot has this week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (123), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV

Impressions: 353,765,028

Interruption Rate: 3.01%

Attention Index: 105 (5% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 95%, Local 4%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $1,709,557

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $393,072

2) Good Witch, Hallmark Channel

Impressions: 212,053,918

Interruption Rate: 6.13%

Attention Index: 102 (2% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 98%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 0%

In-network Value: $1,225,588

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $161,013

3) 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, TLC

Impressions: 158,010,558

Interruption Rate: 1.32%

Attention Index: 123 (23% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $706,567

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

4) Various shows, Nickelodeon

Impressions: 136,857,409

Interruption Rate: 2.71%

Attention Index: 112 (12% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $877,234

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

5) Home Town Takeover, HGTV

Impressions: 135,412,462

Interruption Rate: 1.54%

Attention Index: 110 (10% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 97%, Local 2%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $713,562

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $2,956

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards are set to air this Sunday, May 16 live from the Palladium in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

B+C has all the details about the kudosfest.

How Can I Watch the Show?

ViacomCBS will simulcast the show across BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Nick at Nite, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1.

Who Is Hosting and Presenting?

Leslie Jones is slated to host the ceremony on Sunday.

Presenters confirmed for the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards include: Addison Rae, Antonia Gentry, Anthony Mackie, Chase Stokes, Eric Andre, Henry Golding, Jacob Elordi, Jonathan Daviss, Justin Hartley, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Mandy Moore, Nasim Pedrad, Patrick Wilson, Riley Keough, Rudy Pankow, Tanner Buchanan, Taylour Paige, Tom Hiddleston, Vera Farmiga and Yvonne Orji.

Bonus: DJ Snoopadelic and “Bling Empire’s” Kim Lee will DJ during the event.

Who Are the Nominees and Honorees?

Movie nominees this year include Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Judas and the Black Messiah, Promising Young Woman, Soul, and To All the Boys: Always and Forever vying for best movie. On the series side Bridgerton, Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, The Boys and WandaVision will all duke it out. The complete list of nominees can be found here.

Sacha Baron Cohen will receive the Comedic Genius Award and Scarlett Johansson will be feted with the Generation Award. 

What's New This Year?

MTV has added the inaugural MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted to its lineup. The show will air Monday, May 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Pop and VH1 with comedian Nikki Glaser hosting.

Confirmed presenters for Monday include Angelina Pivarnick, Anna Shay, Bretman Rock, Brie Bella, Charli D’Amelio, Chrishell Stause, Christine Chiu, Christine Quinn, Dixie D’Amelio, Erika Jayne, Gottmik, Heather Rae Young, Heidi D’Amelio, Heidi Klum, Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, Kim Lee, Marc D’Amelio, Mary Fitzgerald, Nicole Polizzi, Nikki Bella, Paris Hilton, Princess Love, Ray J, Symone, Tayshia Adams, Vinny Guadagnino, and Winnie Harlow.

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the 7-day period through May 9.

On the strength of 139.2 million TV ad impressions, MTV’s spot for the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards tops our chart. CBS serves up some social media endorsements (e.g., “My favorite new show”) of its horror-crime drama Clarice in second place, while ABC promotes the “Summer Rise & Shine Tour” on Good Morning America in third.

Meanwhile, Hallmark Channel takes fourth place to hype the new season of fantasy comedy-drama Good Witch, and Univision grabs fifth for Latin Grammy Celebra: Ellas y su música, a special celebrating women in music.

Notably, Univision’s spot has this week’s highest iSpot Attention Index (111), meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

1) 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV

Impressions: 139,215,816

Interruption Rate: 3.10%

Attention Index: 96 (4% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 93%, Local 6%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $672,219

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $9,112

2) Clarice, CBS

Impressions: 138,869,917

Interruption Rate: 1.45%

Attention Index: 76 (24% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 92%, Local 6%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $856,051

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

3) Good Morning America, ABC

Impressions: 134,693,820

Interruption Rate: 1.50%

Attention Index: 92 (8% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 91%, Local 8%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $557,058

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $0.00

4) Good Witch, Hallmark Channel

Impressions: 133,905,203

Interruption Rate: 7.29%

Attention Index: 102 (2% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 99%, Local 0%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $784,287

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $11,026

5) Latin Grammy Celebra: Ellas y su música, Univision

Impressions: 129,683,958

Interruption Rate: 1.41%

Attention Index: 111 (11% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 93%, Local 6%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $964,543

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $69,349

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).

This month the cable television industry is celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with several new programs and initiatives that recognize the contributions of Asian Americans.

This year’s celebration has taken on more significance in light of the recent escalation of hate crimes against AAPI communities across the country, according to industry executives. 

“It is critical during this uniquely important time in our society that we spotlight stories about people in the AAPI community who are making an impact and will continue to do so in the future,” Fuse Media CEO Miguel Roggero said. Throughout the month Fuse is running video interstitials spotlighting four changemakers -- singer/songwriter Dominic Fike, sex therapist and educator Sonalee Rashatwar, writer/comedian Kristina Wong and Congresswoman Grace Meng -- as part of its “Future Asian Pacific History Class of 2021” initiative.

MTV Networks will present a May 21 special, See Us Unite For Change, which will pay tribute to the Asian-American experience. Ken Jeong will host the special, which will air across the MTV Entertainment Networks and also stream on Facebook Watch. 

“We are outraged and deeply saddened by the escalation of hate crimes against AAPI communities and stand with them in the fight against xenophobia and bigotry,” said  MTV Entertainment Group Chris McCarthy said. “Hate against one of us is hate against all of us and by working together on a global scale, we can help end this senseless violence.”

Read Also: Ken Jeong to Host Asian-American Community Special on MTV Nets

Other networks celebrating AAPI Heritage Month on air include Cartoon Network, which is spotlighting four kids and the role their families play in shaping their lives as part of its Drawn to Ancestry series of monthly vignettes, and Ovation TV, which will air throughout May a daily, two-hour morning block featuring AAPI stories and talent. 

MTV named comedian Nikki Glaser as host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted.

The inaugural edition of the new awards show will feature highlights from reality shows and other unscripted programming.

MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted is the second half of a two-night event that will kick off with the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards on May 16. Leslie Jones will host.

Glaser has a daily podcast and hosts You Up with Nikki Glaser for SiriusXM. She also had a Netflix comedy special, Bangin’, and was host, co-creator and executive producer of Comedy Central’s morning show Not Safe with Nikki Glaser.

Executive Producers for both the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf and Den Of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are executives in charge of production and Lisa Lauricella serves as the music talent executive for both events.

Sponsors of the two-night celebration include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s The Real Cost program and Sonic Drive-In.

Leslie Jones will host the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, the network announced Wednesday.

This year’s show will be part of a two night event. The MTV Movie & TV Awards will air live from Los Angeles on May 16. On May 17, the inaugural edition of MTV’s Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted will air, honoring the top reality TV shows and moments.

Awards shows, long a tentpole for MTV, have not been faring well lately. Sunday’s Oscars telecast saw its ratings dive more than 50% from last year’s already record low levels. The Movie & TV Awards didn't appear during the pandemic in 2020, but viewership was down 46% in 2019, when they appeared on 10 Viacom cable networks. 

Also Read: Jason White Named CMO for MTV Entertainment Group

Jones is best known for her run on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and appearances in films including Ghostbusters. Jones currently hosts and executive produces Supermarket Sweep on ABC.

She is nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award this year in the Best Comedic Performance category for her role in Coming 2 America.

As part of the Unscripted awards, fans can vote to pick winners in 25 categories including Best Kiss, Breakthrough Performance and Best Show at vote.mtv.com.

Executive Producers for both the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf and Den Of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are executives in charge of production and Lisa Lauricella serves as the music talent executive for both events.

Sponsors of the two-night celebration include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s The Real Cost program and Sonic Drive-In.

MTV Entertainment Group named Jason White as chief marketing officer.

White will oversee marketing, creative and social engagement across brands including MTV, Comedy Central, VH1 and Pop. He succeeds Jaqueline Parkes, who left last year, and reports to Chris McCarthy, president of the MTV Entertainment Group.

Also Read: Business Execs Promoted at MTV Entertainment Group

Most recently, White was CMO at cannabis company Curaleaf. Before that he was executive VP and global head of marketing for Beats by Dr. Dre. Before that he was with ad agency Wieden + Kennedy, whose clients included Nike and ESPN.

“Jason is an incredible creative entrepreneur who has developed and led marketing for some of the most iconic and innovative brands of all time from Nike to Apple’s Beats,” said McCarthy. “We’re excited for him to bring his passion and creative prowess to MTV, Comedy Central, Smithsonian and our full portfolio of brands within the MTV Entertainment Group.”

“MTV Entertainment has defined culture for decades and its brands and campaigns have inspired me both professionally and personally,” said White. “I look forward to joining Chris and the Group’s stellar marketing team as we continue to grow these iconic brands across all platforms and around the world.”

B&C has partnered with always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by ad impressions. Our data covers the seven-day period through Feb. 28.

On the strength of nearly 315 million TV ad impressions, an NBC promo for new sci-fi drama Debris takes first place. The network also lands second place with its 2021 Golden Globe Awards promo. MTV, the sole cable network in our ranking, grabs third to hype Floribama Shore, while CBS and ABC take fourth and fifth to promote, respectively, Clarice and Soul of a Nation.

Notably, the Debris spot has the highest iSpot Attention Index (115) in our ranking, meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch it all the way through (vs. interrupting it by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

Also Read: Spring 2021 TV Premiere Dates

1) Debris, NBC

Impressions: 314,563,764

Interruption Rate: 1.59%

Attention Index: 115 (15% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 91%, Local 7%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $4,796,714

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $1,435,966

2) 2021 Golden Globe Awards, NBC

Impressions: 278,699,410

Interruption Rate: 2.33%

Attention Index: 74 (26% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 92%, Local 7%, VOD/OTT 1%

In-network Value: $2,855,063

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $434,063

3) Floribama Shore, MTV

Impressions: 232,321,678

Interruption Rate: 2.94%

Attention Index: 108 (38% fewer interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 82%, Local 16%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $1,483,127

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $178,369

4) Clarice, CBS

Impressions: 221,399,544

Interruption Rate: 1.47%

Attention Index: 89 (11% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 86%, Local 11%, VOD/OTT 3%

In-network Value: $2,290,583

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $533,838

5) Soul of a Nation, ABC

Impressions: 189,462,813

Interruption Rate: 2.50%

Attention Index: 63 (37% more interruptions than avg.)

Imp. Types: National 88%, Local 10%, VOD/OTT 2%

In-network Value: $2,115,667

Out-of-network Est. Spend: $41,682

*Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands*

Impressions - The total impressions within all US households including National Linear (Live & Time-shifted), VOD+OTT, and Local.

Attention Score - Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.

Attention Index - Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs. the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.

Imp. Types - Impression types tracked include National (Live + Time-shifted), Local, VOD & OTT. See below for further details.

In-network Value - Estimated media value of in-network promos.

Out-of-network Spend - The estimated amount spent on TV airing time for this promo's spots during a given date range.

National: Live - A national promo which was viewed during live linear television broadcast or same day, via DVR or on-demand.

Local - A promo that was aired during a local ad break slot.

VOD - This includes promos that run in on-demand content past three days (i.e. do not contain the linear promo load)

OTT - On-demand streaming content (i.e. Hulu, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Chromecast).