2026 MTV VMAs & Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Dates Announced

CBS announced its programming slate for the new television season, including the dates of two awards shows.

The MTV Video Music Awards returns to simulcast on CBS and MTV for the second straight year, live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 27. The show will air live on both coasts (8-10 p.m. ET/5-7 p.m. PT). This will mark the first time the VMAs have been held in the Los Angeles area since 2017, when Katy Perry hosted the show at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Last year’s show, hosted by LL Cool J, was held at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will simulcast live on CBS and Nickelodeon for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 14. The 90-minute slime session will air from 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will celebrate young fans’ favorites from across film, television, music, sports and more. The special, produced by Done and Dusted, will simulcast live from Los Angeles. The Nov. 14 date is several months later in the year than usual. Last year’s show, with Tyla hosting, aired from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. on June 21, 2015. The Kids Choice Awards, which originated in 1993, has been held in the Los Angeles area all but three times. It was held in New York City in 1987 and 1996 and in Orlando, Florida in 1994.

CBS also reiterated the dates of several other awards shows that had already been announced. All three will air live on both coasts; all three will be solo-hosted by top female personalities.