A total of 28.1 million Americans watched this year's broadcast,
although the figure was down 30% on last year. The 2012 ceremony, in
which stars paid tribute to Whitney
Houston, who had died a day earlier, won a US television audience of
39.9 million. Sunday's show saw awards for Adele, The Black Keys, Fun
and
Gotye, with the coveted album of the year prize going to British band
Mumford and Sons.
The Grammys TV audience has risen steadily since
organisers decided to focus on performances over speeches. It now
outpaces the Emmys and Golden Globes, but comes second
to the Oscars, which traditionally scores an audience of more than 30
million. All of the awards shows are dwarfed by the Super Bowl,
however. Beyonce's recent half-time performance was seen by 108 million
people in America alone, with the peak audience of 164.1 million for the
match itself.
