BET Awards Score 2.8 Million Viewers, Up 2% Over Last Year

The ceremony drew in 1.8 million viewers on BET alone

Patti LaBelle performs onstage during the 2023 BET Awards (Courtesy of Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

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The 2023 BET Awards scored an audience of 2.8 million viewers, up 2% from last year’s ratings.

Sunday’s ceremony, which celebrated 50 years of hip hop, drew in 1.8 million total viewers on BET alone, with its viewership culminating from its live simulcast across Paramount networks BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, Pop, Nick at Nite, TV Land and VH1, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures.

Culture’s biggest night also held down its top spot as the most-watched cable award show among adults 18 to 49.

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