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June 12, 2023 / 3:39 PM

Tony Awards highest rated since 2019

Victoria Clark kisses her Tony Award. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

1 of 5 | Victoria Clark kisses her Tony Award. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

June 12 (UPI) -- CBS announced Monday that Sunday's Tony Awards achieved a ratings high not seen since 2019 as 4.31 million viewers watched the awards show live.

This represents a 2% increase over 2022's ceremony. According to Playbill, 2019's ceremony attracted 5.5 million viewers.

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More streamed the ceremony on Paramount+ making it the most live-streamed edition, though Paramount+ did not release numbers.

A pre-show aired on PlutoTV, becoming the most watched live event in the channel's 10 year history.

There were no Tony Awards in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tony Awards held in Sept. 2021 recognized the plays of the 2019-2020 season after COVID-19 delays.

Tonys resumed in June 2022 recognizing the theater of the 2021-2022 season.

Sean Hayes, winner of the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for "Good Night, Oscar," holds his Tony Award in the press room at The 76th annual Tony Awards at the Radio Hotel in New York City on June 11, 2023. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

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