#NEWMUSIC: 2026 JUNO AWARDS BROADCAST DRAWS BIG NUMBERS

During a night filled with surprise appearances and moving tributes to music icons Nelly Furtado and Joni Mitchell, the 55th Annual JUNO Awards live from Hamilton, Ontario brought in big numbers on all CBC platforms with audiences growing across television, radio and digital and the highest-ever number of streams for the annual Awards Broadcast.

CBC audience highlights for the 2026 JUNO Awards on Sunday, March 29 at 8 pm ET:

The Awards were streamed more than 1,800,000 times in Canada and around the world on CBC’s digital and streaming platforms including CBC Gem and YouTube, an increase of 150 per cent over the 2025 JUNO Awards.

The most-watched moment of the night was Joni Mitchell’s acceptance speech for her Lifetime Achievement Award presented by your National Arts Centre, with 928,000 viewers watching on television at 9:56 pm ET/6:56 pm PT.

2.6 million viewers tuned into CBC TV for some portion of the Awards Broadcast with an average overnight audience of 765,000, an increase of 11 per cent compared to 2025.
482,000 listened on CBC Radio, with an average audience of 108,000, up 15 per cent compared to 2025.

Audiences spent over 1.9 million hours with the JUNO Awards across all platforms, an increase of 18 per cent compared to 2025.
Hosted by Mae Martin, 2026 JUNO Awards broadcast on CBC included Rush’s first-ever JUNO Awards stage performance, a powerful tribute to Joni Mitchell presented by Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Nelly Furtado’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, presented by Drake. The all-Canadian lineup included performances by Arkells, The Beaches, Cameron Whitcomb, Sofia Camara, MICO, William Prince and Daniel Caesar, who was presented with the International Achievement Award on the Broadcast. Canadian icons were celebrated with a special tribute performances for Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Joni Mitchell by Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell presented by the National Music Centre and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Nelly Furtado by Alessia Cara, Jully Black, Kardinal Offishall, Lido Pimienta, Shawn Desman and Tanya Tagaq. Presenters taking the stage included Begonia, Billy Talent, Melanie Fiona, Majid Jordan, Mustafa and members of Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team and PWHL stars Sarah Nurse and Renata Fast.

The 2026 JUNO Awards Broadcast was produced by Insight Productions (a Blue Ant Studios Company) in partnership with CBC and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).

Fans can rewatch every performance and memorable moment from the 55th Annual JUNO Awards Broadcast on CBC Gem and on CBC Music’s YouTube page. For recap coverage and a full list of JUNO Award winners from the weekend, visit CBCMusic.ca/JUNOS and junoawards.ca.

Audience Data Sources

Gem Source: Adobe Analytics, March 29, 2026, Total Streams Started is based on ‘content starts’ , Time Spent/UV is based on content time spent/unique visitors.

TV Source: Numeris TV Meter, Total Canada, CBC Total, Sunday, March 29, 2026, Unconfirmed Audience Data, Comparison to 2025 Junos Overnight Audience Data.

cbc.ca & Listen Source: Adobe Analytics, CBC Production. Content starts, total time spent (Hours). Hourly dimension, live stream by regions. March 29, 2026. 8p-10:30p ET,CT,MT,PT, AT 9p-11:30p | cbc.ca/music/junos Adobe Analytics cbc prod. Content starts, total time spent (Hours). March 29, 2026. 8p-10:30p ET,CT,MT,PT, AT 9p-11:30p.

Radio Source: Numeris Radio PPM, Total Canada, Radio One & CBC Music, Sunday, March 29, 2025, 9-11p AT, 8-10p ET, 7-9p CT, 6-8p MT & 5-7p PT, P2+ & A30-49, AMA & Reach, generated by InstarRadio (unconfirmed)

YouTube source: YouTube Studio, CBC Music channel, data reflects stream completion. Comparison to LIVE views only from previous broadcast. March 29, 2026 vs. March 30, 2025.

Web Links
Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca

CBC Music: www.cbcmusic.ca/junos

Social Media
JUNOS: TikTok: @TheJUNOAwards / Instagram: @TheJUNOAwards / X: @TheJUNOAwards / Facebook: @TheJUNOAwards / / Hashtag: #JUNOS

CBC Music: TikTok: @CBCMusic / Instagram: @CBC_Music / x: @CBCMusic / Facebook: @CBCMusic / YouTube: @CBCMusic

About CBC

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages: Dëne Sųłıné, Dene Kǝdǝ́, Dene Zhatıé, Eastern Cree, Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłı̨chǫ. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

About CBC Music

CBC Music is the leading curator of emerging and diverse Canadian music talent across platforms, playing the most Canadian artists and genres on radio, CBC Listen and cbcmusic.ca. We prioritize Canadian artists in a wide variety of genres on over 200 playlists available on CBC Listen, and publish daily national music coverage. CBC Music Live features live music recordings from across the country. Our music partnerships and events include The JUNO Awards, the Polaris Music Prize, CBC Music Presents: Live at Massey Hall and The Canadian Music Class Challenge.

About CARAS

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is a not-for-profit organization created to preserve and enhance the Canadian music industry and promote higher artistic and industry standards. CARAS’ mandate is comprised of four key pillars: Educate through our music education charity, MusiCounts, programs and initiatives; Develop emerging artists through mentorship and development programs; Celebrate Canadian artists with year-round JUNO Awards showcasing; and Honour music industry icons through the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The 55th annual JUNO Awards Broadcast took place in Hamilton at TD Coliseum on Sunday, March 29, 2026. For more information on the JUNO Awards or The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), please visit www.junoawards.ca.

About Insight Productions (A Blue Ant Studios Company)

Insight Productions, known for its award-winning ratings juggernauts, is Canada’s most established content producer and an industry leader in the development, financing, and production of hit programming. Insight Senior Vice President Lindsay Cox serves as Executive Producer – alongside Insight’s Chair, CEO, and Executive Producer John Brunton, on The 2026 JUNO Awards. The company has created some of the most dynamic and top-rated programs including 12 seasons of Big Brother Canada – the most watched reality program across specialty channels in Canada and hit programs including The Amazing Race Canada, the most watched Canadian series on record; original formats Battle of the Blades and The Launch; Top Chef Canada; Stronger Together/Tous Ensemble (the largest multi-platform broadcast and highest viewed non-sporting broadcast in Canadian television history); The JUNO Awards, Canada’s New Year’s Eve: Countdown; and The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration, a live concert special on CBC watched by one in three Canadians. Recent collaborations include a strategic production partnership with Groupe Fair-Play to develop and produce English and French-language programming, The Legacy Awards with The Black Academy and Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Insight Productions was founded in 1979 and has since created thousands of hours of ground-breaking content. For more information, please visit InsightTV.com, @insightprod on X, and Facebook.