Grammys, CBS strike record-making show deal

You won't have to wonder what network will carry the Grammys through 2026. The awards broadcast is staying put at CBS.

A deal announced Wednesday by the Recording Academy and CBS will keep the Grammy Awards on CBS through 2026. The agreement means the ceremony will appear 54 consecutive years on the same network, a record for the longest continuous partnership between an awards show and broadcaster. The annual ceremony in which recording-industry peers recognize musical excellence began airing on CBS in 1973.

“The broadcast of the Grammys and our long-standing relationship with extraordinary partners at The Recording Academy represent an important part of CBS’s past and future, Leslie Moonves, CBS CEO, said in a statement. “Everyone at CBS is proud to reach this milestone with Neil and his team, and we look forward to building on this legacy and creating more Grammy moments together well into the next decade and beyond.”

The Grammys broadcast is consistently among the top-rated awards-show specials.

The 59th Grammy Awards will take place and be broadcast Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, from Staples Center in Los Angeles.