( EW.com ) -- The MTV Movie Awards not only generated some wild headlines thanks to Aubrey Plaza , but it also posted some decent ratings . Aubrey Plaza escorted out of MTV Movie Awards . The annual awards fest averaged 3.8 million viewers , and was up 21 percent versus the previous year among the network 's core 12-34 viewers , according to Nielsen . The news was even better in the older demographics : MTV saw a 45 percent increase versus last year among persons 18-34 , and a 44 percent jump among persons 18-49 . Overall , the telecast averaged 4.8 million among all the Viacom-owned nets that aired it ( MTV , VH1 , MTV2 and Logo ) . Check out the winners for the MTV Movie Awards ! `` The Avengers '' was the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards , where it took home three golden popcorn trophies for Best Fight , Best Villain , and Best Movie . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
This year 's MTV Movie Awards averaged 11 million viewers . It was up 20 percent versus the prior year in the network 's core 12 - 34 demographic . The show also saw a spike in ratings in the 18 - 34 and 18 - 49 demos .