VH1 delivered its highest rated tentpole since 2010 last night with the premiere of the "VH1 Big in 2015 With Entertainment Weekly" special. The event ranked as the #1 non-sports cable program in its 9:00-10:00 PM time period with women 18-49 and women 18-34.
The special averaged a 1.1 LSD rating in the adult 18-49 demo and attracted 1.7 million total viewers. When combined with its 11 PM encore, 2.3 million total viewers tuned in to the special that night. "VH1 Big In 2015 With Entertainment Weekly" also dominated on social media platforms. The hashtag #BigIn2015 was a trending topic throughout Monday evening, and the show ranked in the top 5 in Nielsen's Twitter TV Ratings. The special encores tonight, December 8 on VH1 at 7 PM* and again on Saturday, December 12 at 8 PM.* Hollywood's biggest celebrities honored the top entertainers of the year in the "VH1 Big In 2015 with Entertainment Weekly" celebration on Monday, December 7. VH1 and Entertainment Weekly, the brands that help define pop culture, teamed up for pop culture's biggest party of the year. The evening featured previously announced honorees Amy Schumer and Taraji P. Henson, Elizabeth Banks, Aziz Ansari, Nicki Minaj, and the breakout cast from the most successful music biopic of all time "Straight Outta Compton" -- O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell.Videos