Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden
5 5 Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden Special Reaches 5.7 Million Viewers on CBS “ Billy Joel : The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden” reached 5.7 million viewers on Sunday night. 5 5 Calculated from Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on CBS and live streaming via Paramount+ , this makes the Joel concert the fourth-most-watched special of 2024, ranking only behind the Oscars ( 19.5 million viewers on ABC ), the Grammys ( 16.9 million viewers on CBS ) and the Golden Globes ( 9.4 million viewers on CBS ). It outpaced shows like the Emmys, which Fox aired to 4.3 million viewers in January. This tally also puts “The 100th” above several musical holiday specials that aired at the end of 2023, which are a consistent ratings-bringer for broadcast networks. 5.7 million viewers tuned in via CBS alone — excluding streaming data — which still trumps November and December programs like NBC’S...
