NBC 's telecast of the iHeartRadio Music Awards matched the previous year 's 1.7 rating with adults 18-49 . Shifting from a May Thursday , it also took in 5.2 million viewers . The awards generated more than 14 billion social media impressions throughout the promotional period of the show , nearly 75 percent more than last year ’s 8.5 billion and almost triple that of the 2015 Academy Awards
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