Sunday night’s broadcast of the 2017 Grammy Awards on CBS attracted 26.05 million total viewers, up 4 percent from last year, according to Nielsen’s time zone adjusted fast affiliate overnight ratings, up from the past two years.

In 2016, when the show aired on a Monday night due to the long Presidents’ Day weekend, the Grammys averaged 24.95 million viewers and in 2015 they averaged 25.3 million viewers.

In the demographics, the Grammys averaged a 7.8 rating among adults 18-49, up 1 percent from 2016, and a 6.6 among adults 18-34, up 3% from last year. Among adults 25-54, the Grammys were even with last year, according to CBS.

The Late Late Show’s James Corden, who’s also hosted the Tonys, proved a capable host.

The Grammys made quite a bit of noise and news on Sunday night. Multi-Grammy-winner Adele set a new record by winning song and record of the year for her song “Hello,” and album of the year for “25.”

Adele started, swore, stopped and restarted her take on George Michael’s “Fastlove,” which was a tribute to the singer, who passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 53. Adele later gave an emotional acceptance speech — or non-acceptance speech — when she won the night’s big prize, album of the year, and said it really should go to Beyonce for her multi-nominated album, “Lemonade.”

“My light is Beyoncé. The ‘Lemonade’ album was just so monumental and so well thought out and so beautiful and so soul-bearing,” Adele said in her speech. “All us artists here adore you. You are our light, and the way you make me and my friends feel, and the way you make my black friends feel is empowering.”

A pregnant Beyonce, who won two Grammys on Sunday night, impressed with her performance of a medley of songs from that album.

And Bruno Mars turned in a vibrant tribute to Prince, who died in April at the age of 57, backed by Morris Day and the Time.

READ MORE: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter

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