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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...