A couple of weeks ago, the Grammy Awards aired on CBS for the final time.
Since 1973, CBS has been home to the biggest night in music each year; prior to that time, the Grammys were telecast on ABC. When ABC lost the Grammys, Dick Clark created the American Music Awards for ABC.
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