2017 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 27, 2017 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, honoring music videos released between June 25, 2016 and June 23, 2017. It was hosted by Katy Perry. The 34th annual award show aired live from the venue for the second time in its history. The music video for Taylor Swift's song "Look What You Made Me Do" premiered during the broadcast. Lil Yachty co-hosted the pre-show with Terrence J, Charlamagne Tha God, and MTV News' Gaby Wilson, while Gabbie Hanna hosted backstage for the show. It was broadcast across various Viacom networks and their related apps.
| 2017 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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| Date | Sunday, August 27, 2017 |
| Venue | The Forum (Inglewood, California) |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Katy Perry |
| Most awards | Kendrick Lamar (6) |
| Most nominations | Kendrick Lamar (8) |
| Website | www |
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| Runtime | 185 minutes |
| Produced by | Bruce Gillmer Garrett English Jesse Ignjatovic |
| Directed by | Alex Rudzinski |
Compared to the previous year, viewership was down from 6.5 million to 5.68 million viewers, making it the lowest viewed show since 1994. A combination of having to compete with the season finale of HBO's Game of Thrones, which drew over 12.07 million viewers, and the ability to now stream the award show online is said to account for the drop in viewership.