Billboard Music Awards Gives ABC a Sunday Night Win

Most-watched BBMAs in 14 years

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ABC won Sunday night with the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, the most-watched BBMAs in 14 years.

The three-hour telecast averaged 11.1 million viewers, a 4 percent jump in viewers versus last year. The show also took the adults 18-40 demographic with a 3.7 rating / 12 share, its best in 12 years.

On social media, Kendall and Kylie Jenner introducing their brother-in-law Kanye West as well as his performance were the most-tweeted moments, which might have been due to the boos the Jenner girls received, and the bleeps Kanye got.

The Family Guy season finale on Fox was the highest-rated scripted show, with a 1.3

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