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Median age of MTV viewers is 56

Rob Beschizza
Sep 08, 2025
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If you hear "MTV" and think "pop music channel for young people," maybe you're about 56 years old. The Wall Street Journal reports on the "cable revival" planned after it, along with parent company Paramount, ended up under the management of David Ellison, son of tech billionaire Larry Ellison.

"The median age of MTV …

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