Sep 29, 2026 · 53 min · 14 segments
Today on PCQ -- our thoughts on this year's VMAs, more Star Wars is on the way. our thoughts on Resident Evil, and more!
It's real easy, I think, to get a chuckle at the thought of the MTV Video Music Awards because [laughs] who even sees videos anymore? You have to seek them out, and it-
...
I guess if you're in fan armies of, like, Taylor Swift or BTS, you get notifications when their videos are out, and you watch them.
But I'm just speaking generally that people, for the most part, don't see videos.
MTV played more non-music programming than music programming in 1997.
A lot of people point to 1997 as when it really turned for MTV.
Like, the Real World had already debuted, and people were-
... obsessed with those early seasons.
But 1997 is when the non-music programming took over, became more than the music programming.
And then in 2010, they gave up their original identity altogether.
And so there was no more music programming, but they still hand out the Moonmen.
And on Sunday I was watching the Steelers whip ass on the Bengals, ass gas, and, uh, that was on CBS, and so they were promoting the VMAs all day.
And I thought, "Does this have a crossover audience?" Well, the VMAs did have their biggest audience since 2015.
Did it have to do with all of the hype on football games? Possibly.
I'm sure more of it was due to the Taylor/Lisa/Madonna of the whole thing.
Did you watch it?
Yeah.
I can't remember the last time it was on CBS, if ever.
It's real easy, I think, to get a chuckle at the thought of the MTV Video Music Awards because [laughs] who even sees videos anymore? You have to seek them out, and it-
...
I guess if you're in fan armies of, like, Taylor Swift or BTS, you get notifications when their videos are out, and you watch them.
But I'm just speaking generally that people, for the most part, don't see videos.
MTV played more non-music programming than music programming in 1997.
A lot of people point to 1997 as when it really turned for MTV.
Like, the Real World had already debuted, and people were-
... obsessed with those early seasons.
But 1997 is when the non-music programming took over, became more than the music programming.
And then in 2010, they gave up their original identity altogether.
And so there was no more music programming, but they still hand out the Moonmen.
And on Sunday I was watching the Steelers whip ass on the Bengals, ass gas, and, uh, that was on CBS, and so they were promoting the VMAs all day.
And I thought, "Does this have a crossover audience?" Well, the VMAs did have their biggest audience since 2015.
Did it have to do with all of the hype on football games? Possibly.
I'm sure more of it was due to the Taylor/Lisa/Madonna of the whole thing.
Did you watch it?
Yeah.
I can't remember the last time it was on CBS, if ever.
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