CBS is extending its partnership with Dick Clark Productions , sealing a new five-year deal to keep the American Music Awards on the Eye network and Paramount+ starting in 2026. The news comes following CBS’ broadcast this May of the 2025 American Music Awards, hosted by Jennifer Lopez.

The 2025 AMAs repped a revival of the awards show after it wasn’t held in 2023 or 2024. According to CBS, the return reached more than 10 million viewers across CBS, which premiered the event on Memorial Day (May 26), followed by rebroadcasts on MTV (May 27), CMT (May 28) and BET (May 29). Per the network, it was the largest AMA audience since 2019.

CBS first took on the AMAs via an event in October 2024, the “American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special.” The acquisition came as CBS began broadcas

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