Ratings
Ratings are not available prior to 1994 because MTV was not subscribing to Nielsen Media Research’s program ratings prior to 1994.
| Year | Day | Time | Date | Rating | Share | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Thursday | 8:00–11:25pm | September 8, 1994 | 4.1 | 5.36 | |
| 1995 | Thursday | 8:00–11:00pm | September 7, 1995 | 3.7 | 7 | 6.33 |
| 1996 | Wednesday | 8:00–11:00pm | September 4, 1996 | 3.6 | 6 | 5.07 |
| 1997 | Thursday | 8:00–11:00pm | September 4, 1997 | 5.2 | 9 | 7.47 |
| 1998 | Thursday | 8:00–11:13pm | September 10, 1998 | 5.8 | 10 | 8.94 |
| 1999 | Thursday | 8:00–11:13pm | September 9, 1999 | 8.0 | 14 | 11.94 |
| 2000 | Thursday | 8:00–11:09pm | September 7, 2000 | 6.5 | 11 | 9.85 |
| 2001 | Thursday | 8:00–11:26pm | September 6, 2001 | 6.6 | 11 | 10.76 |
| 2002 | Thursday | 8:00–11:17pm | August 29, 2002 | 6.6 | 11 | 11.95 |
| 2003 | Thursday | 8:00–11:03pm | August 28, 2003 | 6.4 | 11 | 10.71 |
| 2004 | Sunday | 8:00–11:11pm | August 29, 2004 | 6.3 | 11 | 10.32 |
| 2005 | Sunday | 8:00–11:23pm | August 28, 2005 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.01 |
| 2006 | Thursday | 8:00–11:28pm | August 31, 2006 | 3.6 | 6 | 5.77 |
| 2007 | Sunday | 9:00–11:12pm | September 9, 2007 | 4.0 | 7 | 7.08 |
| 2008 | Sunday | 9:00–11:20pm | September 7, 2008 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.43 |
| 2009 | Sunday | 9:00–11:21pm | September 13, 2009 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.97 |
| 2010 | Sunday | 9:00–11:15pm | September 12, 2010 | 10 | 8 | 11.40 |
| 2011 | Sunday | 9:00–11:27pm | August 28, 2011 | 10.8 | 12.40 | |
| 2012 | Thursday | 8:00-10:00pm | September 6, 2012 | 2.8 | 6.13 |
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