Things will be somewhat different for the Grammy Awards as the 58th annual showing of music's biggest night will take place on a Monday instead of the traditional Sunday evening, according to an announcement from CBS. This marks the first time in the show's history that the final ceremony will take place on a Monday.
Aside from that, most things will remain the same. The show will air from 8-11:30 on February 15, and will again be hosted at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It's tough to see how the switch from a Sunday broadcast to a Monday night will change anything for fans, however there's a possibility that those who are truly interested in the Pre-Telecast Ceremony (where they award all of the prizes for genres that mainstream viewers have less interest in) might miss out, as it will begin during the workday that Monday (although it's streamed live on Grammy.com if you can keep the boss away). Then again, the "Pre-Ceremony" might continue to take place on Sunday.
It will be a while until we find out the host for the evening's festivities. LL Cool J wasn't announced as the 2015 host until January 22, less than three weeks before the broadcast. Don't be surprised to see him again however, as he's hosted the previous four renditions of the ceremony.
Still, perhaps CBS is looking to shake things up, get some new blood onstage. LL Cool J kept the post in part thanks to his apparent boost on the ratings...he's hosted all three of the highest-rated Grammy nights of the past 20 years, and boosted the ratings from 2013 to 2014. This year's event actually saw a 13 percent drop in viewership however...down to around 25.3 million viewers. It's tough to look at LL Cool J's success record on the show and use this year as a reason for his ouster, but TV executives aren't known for taking a Warren Buffett sit-and-wait approach.
Of course, the biggest draw for potential viewers won't be announced until near the ceremony: the live performers.
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