Miley Cyrus twerking and 'N Sync reuniting bring big ratings to the VMA Awards

In its initial airing, the VMAs drew 10.1 million viewers, a whopping 66 percent increase over the 2012 telecast. The VMAs show was also up 47 percent in MTV's core demo of viewers 12-34, making it cable's top entertainment telecast of the year with that audience.