Entertainment

ACM Awards show attracts biggest audience since 1998

By Lauren Moraski

/ CBS News

Biggest moments from ACM Awards

The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast was a big win for CBS, attracting the largest audience since 1998, according to Nielsen's preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday.

ACM Awards 2015 highlights 58 photos

The three-and-half-hour awards show, which featured many awards and even more performances, raked in early 16 million viewers.

Luke Bryan took home the fan-voted entertainer of the year, while Miranda Lambert took home multiple awards, including female vocalist of the year. Held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas, the 2015 ACMs featured performances by Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and more.

At the start of the show, co-hosts Blake Shelton and Bryan announced that this year's ACMs made a Guinness World Record for being the most attended live awards show of all time.

Lauren Moraski

Lauren Moraski is managing editor of entertainment at CBSNews.com

First published on April 20, 2015 / 2:55 PM EDT

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