The half hour featuring performances by Rihanna and Sam Smith was the night's most-watched portion. It tied for highest-rated.
The half hour containing a portion of Justin Timberlake’s Innovator Award acceptance speech, Rihanna’s live rendition of “Bitch Better Have My Money” and Sam Smith’s recorded version of “Lay Me Down” ranked as the most-watched portion of Sunday’s iHeartRadio Music Awards ceremony.
It tied for first place in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic.
Covering 9-9:30PM, that half hour segment drew a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating and 5.80 million viewers. No other half hour drew as many viewers, and only the 10-10:30PM portion matched the performance in the adults 18-49 demographic.
