Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: For the first time in the history of MTV’s Video Music Awards, the show will air live on a broadcast network.The 2020 VMAs will simulcast on the CW. The network joins 11 ViacomCBS brands, which also will carry the show live alongside MTV on Sunday, August 30, at 8 PM ET.Held amid a global pandemic, the 2020 VMAs will pay homage to the resiliency of New York, which has rebounded after once being the COVID epicenter of the world.