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Many music specials have aired throughout the years.
(Many artists have won Emmy Awards for their specials. [Source])
Here are some ratings for some music specials
(Click on the Bolded Viewer Info. for Sources):
December 10, 1975: John Denver - "Rocky Mountain Christmas" (ABC) -
60 million viewers
March 2, 1977: Barry Manilow - "The Barry Manilow Special" (ABC) -
37 million viewers
November 17, 1978: Various - "The Star Wars Holiday Special" (CBS) -
13 million viewers
April 13, 1983: Various - "Kraft Salutes Country Music" (CBS) -
"18.3 rating, 29 share"
May 16, 1983: Various - "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever" (NBC) -
47 million viewers
August 5, 1990: Madonna - "Madonna - Live! Blond Ambition World Tour" (HBO) -
"4.3 million households"; "21.5 rating"
January 1992: Garth Brooks - "This Is Garth Brooks" (NBC) -
28 million viewers
November 25, 1993: Mariah Carey - "Mariah Carey" (NBC) -
19 million viewers
May 6, 1994: Garth Brooks - "This is Garth Brooks Too" (NBC) -
"9.5 rating" / "gave NBC its first time period win among adults 18-49 since August 1992"
August 21, 1994: Barbra Streisand - "Barbra: The Concert" (HBO) -
"about 11.2 million viewers"
November 25, 1994: Reba McEntire - "Reba" (NBC) -
"9.4 rating"
December 15, 1994: Various - "Elvis...the Tribute" (ABC) -
"9.4 rating"
January 18, 1995: Garth Brooks - "The Hits" (NBC) -
"11.8 rating and an 18 share"
January 27, 1995: Various - "The Best of Country '94" (CBS) -
"7.6 rating"
May 21, 1995: Barbra Streisand - "Color Me Barbra" (CBS) -
"10.1 rating, 16 share"
July 28, 1995: Michael Jackson - "Michael Jackson Changes HIStory" (ABC) -
"6.6 rating"
November 1995: The Beatles - "The Beatles Anthology" (ABC) -
47 million viewers
November 22, 1995: Reba McEntire - "Starting Over" (CBS) -
"7.6 rating, 14 share"
November 29, 1995: Mariah Carey - "Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden" (FOX) -
"7.7 rating"
December 1, 1995: Tony Bennett - "Tony Bennett: Here's to the Ladies" (CBS) -
"6.4 rating"
December 13, 1995: Garth Brooks - "Tryin' to Rope the World" (NBC) -
"9.4 share and a 15 share in the age 18 to 49 demographics"
December 14, 1995: Frank Sinatra - "80 Years My Way" (ABC) -
"9.9 rating, 16 share"
December 20, 1995: Kathie Lee Gifford - "Home for Christmas" (CBS) -
"10.0 rating"
December 23, 1995: Various - "Opryland's Country Christmas" (CBS) -
"7.5 rating"
December 1, 1996: Vanessa Williams & Friends - "Christmas in New York” (ABC) -
"6.7 rating"
December 11, 1996: Kathie Lee Gifford - "Just in Time for X-mas” (CBS) -
"9.3 rating"
December 14, 1996: Various - "Opryland's Country Christmas" (CBS) -
"8.7 rating"
December 28, 1996: Various - "A Celebration of America's Music" (CBS) -
"5.2 rating"
August 7, 1997: "Garth Brooks - "Garth Live From Central Park" (HBO) -
7 million viewers
December 2, 1997: Spice Girls - "Too Much Is Never Enough” (UPN) -
5.4 million viewers
December 12, 1997: Kathie Lee Gifford - "We Need a Little Christmas” (CBS) -
13.4 million viewers
March 4, 1998: Garth Brooks - "Garth Brooks: Ireland and Back" (NBC) -
15.7 million viewers
November 18, 1998: Garth Brooks - "Double Live" (NBC) -
14.3 million viewers / "9.7 rating"
November 25, 1998: Celine Dion - "These Are Special Times" (CBS) -
16 million viewers / "10.3 rating"
November 26, 1998: Various - "Gospel's Greatest Performances" (PAX) -
"0.4 rating"
December 11, 1998: Kathie Lee Gifford - "Christmas Every Day" (CBS) -
"8.3 rating"
December 15, 1998: Mariah Carey - "Around the World" (UPN) -
"3 rating"
March 3, 1999: Shania Twain - "Winter Break" (CBS) -
16.27 million viewers
September 1999: Garth Brooks - "...In the Life of Chris Gaines" (NBC) -
5.5 million viewers
November 1999: Celine Dion - "All The Way" (CBS) -
12.39 million viewers
November 1999: Ricky Martin - "One Night Only" (CBS) -
11.68 million viewers
Thanksgiving 1999: Shania Twain - "Come On Over" (CBS) -
18+ million viewers
December 1999: Garth Brooks - "Garth Brooks & the magic of Christmas" (NBC) -
nearly 16 million viewers
Thanksgiving 2000: Faith Hill - "Faith" (CBS) -
13.9 million viewers
November 2000: Dixie Chicks - "On The Fly" (NBC) -
12+ million viewers
November 28, 2000: Madonna - online mini-concert (internet - MSN) -
9 million viewers
February 14, 2001: Barbra Streisand - "Barbra Streisand: Timeless, Live in Concert" (FOX) -
8.7 million viewers / 5.9 rating, 9 share
August 26, 2001: Madonna - "The Drowned World Tour" (HBO) -
5.7 million viewers
November 13, 2001: Michael Jackson - "30th Anniversary Celebration" (CBS) -
25.7 million viewers
April 7, 2002: Celine Dion - "A New Day Has Come" (CBS) -
13.8 million viewers
Thanksgiving week 2002: Tim McGraw - "Sing Me Home" (NBC) -
6.8 million viewers
Thanksgiving 2002: Faith Hill - "When The Lights Go Down" (NBC) -
6.9 million viewers
December 9, 2002: Dixie Chicks - "An Evening With the Dixie Chicks" (NBC) -
11.1 million viewers
April 8, 2003: Cher - "Cher: The Farewell Tour" (NBC) -
16.3 million viewers
August 19, 2003: Shania Twain - "Up! Live in Chicago" (NBC) -
8.9 million viewers
November 17, 2003: Britney Spears - "In The Zone" (ABC) -
5.8 million viewers
November 25, 2003: Shania Twain - "Up! Close & Personal" (NBC) -
9 million viewers
November 2003: Justin Timberlake - Memphis special (NBC) -
3.7 Million viewers
Thanksgiving 2003: Harry Connick Jr. - "Harry for the Holidays" (NBC) -
6.8 million viewers
November 2004: Tim McGraw - "Here and Now" (NBC) -
10.6 million viewers
November 24, 2004: "American Idol" - "Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas" (FOX) -
5.6 Million viewers
April 7, 2005: Selena - "Selena Vive!" (Univision) -
3.9 million viewers
November 2005: Kenny Chesney - "Somewhere in the Sun" (ABC) -
"5.2/9 rating/share"
November 2005: Faith Hill - "Fireflies" (NBC) -
"4.4/7 rating/share for NBC"
April 2006: Tim McGraw - "Reflected" (NBC) -
7+ Million viewers
February 15, 2008: Celine Dion - "That's Just The Woman In Me" (CBS) -
7.5 million viewers
December 3, 2008: Various - "Grammy Nominations Concert Special" (CBS) -
7.1 million viewers
April 25, 2009: Barbra Streisand - "Live in Concert 2006" (aired in 2009 on CBS) -
4.98 million viewers
December 2, 2009: Various - "Grammy Nominations Concert Special" (CBS) -
6.37 million viewers
December 2009: Carrie Underwood - "All-Star Holiday Special" (FOX) -
8.5 million viewers
Thanksgiving 2010: Taylor Swift - "Speak Now" (NBC) -
4.42 million viewers
Thanksgiving 2010: Beyonce - "I Am...World Tour" (ABC)
4.44 million viewers
December 1, 2010: Various - "Grammy Nominations Concert Special" (CBS) -
5 million viewers
December 2010: Mariah Carey - "Merry Christmas To You" (ABC) -
4.9 million viewers
April 22, 2011: Various - "ACM's Girls Night Out: Superstar Women of Country" (CBS) -
8+ million viewers
May 7, 2011: Lady Gaga - "The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden" (HBO) -
1.16 million viewers
Thanksgiving 2011: Lady Gaga - "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" (ABC) -
5.5 million viewers
November 30, 2011: Various - "Grammy Nominations Concert Special" (CBS) -
5.6 million viewers
December 6, 2011: Michael Bublé - "A Michael Bublé Christmas" (NBC) -
7.1 million viewers
April 13, 2012 - Lionel Richie - "Lionel Richie & Friends" (CBS) -
8 million viewers
June 5, 2012 - Various - "Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Concert" (ABC) -
6.8 million viewers
June 2012: Adele - "Adele Live in London" (NBC) -
6.18 million viewers
June 2012: Justin Bieber - "All Around The World" [Part 1] (NBC) -
3.3 million viewers
June 2012: Justin Bieber - "All Around The World" [Part 2] (NBC) -
3.1 million viewers