2013 Grammy Awards set for Feb. 10

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 on CBS, the network announced this morning.

Additionally, “The Grammys Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music Biggest Night,” which officially kicks off Grammy season by revealing nominations in several categories and featuring unique performances with past Grammy winners and nominees, will air live Wednesday, Dec. 5 on CBS.

The eligibility year for The 55th Annual Grammy Awards is Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012.

The Grammy Awards broadcast is one of the television season’s major broadcast events, ranking as one of the highest-rated and most-watched specials. Ratings for the Grammy Awards have continued to soar over the last several years, with the 54th Annual Grammy Awards attracting 39.9 million viewers, the largest Grammy audience since 1984 and the second-largest in history. According to a news release, the broadcast was the highest-rated award show of the season, and the most social event in the history of television. The awards drew in 13 million social media comments on Twitter, reaching a record high at 160,341 tweets per minute during the live broadcast.