15 Most-Watched TV Specials of 2017: From Oscars to AMAs (Photos)

Rank: 1  
Special: Oscars  
Date: February 26, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: ABC  
Total Viewers: 32.937 million  

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Rank: 2  
Special: Grammys  
Date: February 12, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: CBS  
Total Viewers: 26.071 million  

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Rank: 3  
Special: Macy's Thanksgiving Parade  
Date: November 23, 2017  
Day of Week: Thursday  
Network: NBC  
Total Viewers: 24.060 million  

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Rank: 4  
Special: Oscars Red Carpet (8 p.m.)  
Date: February 26, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: ABC  
Total Viewers: 20.892 million  

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Rank: 5  
Special: Golden Globes  
Date: January 8, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: NBC  
Total Viewers: 20.014 million  

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Rank: 6  
Special: Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special  
Date: December 3, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: CBS  
Total Viewers: 15.366 million  

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Rank: 7  
Special: Oscars Red Carpet (7:30 p.m.)  
Date: February 26, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: ABC  
Total Viewers: 15.279 million  

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Rank: 8  
Special: Country Music Awards  
Date: November 8, 2017  
Day of Week: Wednesday  
Network: ABC  
Total Viewers: 14.278 million  

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Rank: 9  
Special: National Dog Show  
Date: November 23, 2017  
Day of Week: Thursday  
Network: NBC  
Total Viewers: 11.556 million  

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Rank: 10  
Special: Oscars Red Carpet (7 p.m.)  
Date: February 26, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: ABC  
Total Viewers: 11.460 million  

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Rank: 11  
Special: Emmys  
Date: September 17, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: CBS  
Total Viewers: 11.394 million  

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Rank: 12  
Special: Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards  
Date: April 2, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: CBS  
Total Viewers: 10.911 million  

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Rank: 13  
Special: "Stayin' Alive - A Grammys Salute to The Bee Gees"  
Date: April 16, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: CBS  
Total Viewers: 10.313 million  

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Rank: 14  
Special: Grammys Red Carpet  
Date: February 12, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: CBS  
Total Viewers: 10.067 million  

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Rank: 15  
Special: American Music Awards  
Date: November 19, 2017  
Day of Week: Sunday  
Network: ABC  
Total Viewers: 9.160 million  

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Honorable Mentions: NBC's Matt Lauer-less "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" (pictured) and ABC's "Billboard Music Awards" also averaged more than 8 million total viewers this year. Beat THAT, 2018.  

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