BronzePlanet/BronzePlanet Pop Culture Awards

The BronzePlanet Pop Culture Awards are a annual event that usually airs in the early spring that honors the best in music, film, and television. A city usually bids for the awards in early September of the previous year. The first ceremony was held on March 3, 1996 at in Tampa, Florida.

History
At the conclusion of the 1999 awards, the bronzeplanet.com website was soft launched and promoted at the awards ceremony.

List of ceremonies

 * 1996 - March 3, 1996 (Jannus Live, 800,500 viewers)
 * Notes: First ever awards, featuring one musical performance [66 minutes] {9p-10:30p EST/6p-7:30p PST)
 * 1997 - April 27, 1997 (Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 915,500 viewers)
 * Running time: 88 minutes without commercials {9p-11p EST/6p-8p PST}
 * 1998 - March 22, 1998 (Event Center Arena, 1.4 million viewers)
 * Running time: 86 minutes without commercials {9:30p-11:30p EST/6:30p-11:30p PST}
 * 1999 - March 28, 1999 (Event Center Arena, 1.6 million viewers)
 * Notes: First venue to host two events, first venue to host two events in a row. [95 minutes] {8p-10:05p EST/5p-7:05p PST)
 * 2000 - March 26, 2000 (Pensacola Bay Center, 1.3 million viewers)
 * Running time: 89 minutes without commercials {9:30p-11:30p EST/6:30p-11:30p PST}
 * 2001 - March 18, 2001 (Mandalay Bay Events Center, 1.5 million viewers)
 * Running time: 91 minutes without commercials {9:30p-11:30p EST/6:30p-11:30p PST}
 * 2002 - March 31, 2002 (Verizon Wireless Arena, 1.9 million viewers)
 * 2003 - March 23, 2003 (John Labatt Centre, 2.3 million viewers)
 * 2004 - April 4, 2004 (The AXIS, 2.6 million viewers)
 * 2005 - March 27, 2005 (The AXIS, 3.5 million viewers)
 * 2006 - April 2, 2006 (Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, 3.3 million viewers)
 * 2007 - April 8, 2007 (Radio City Music Hall, 3.6 million viewers)
 * 2008 - March 30, 2008 (Delta Center, 3.3 million viewers)
 * 2009 - March 29, 2009 (Jobing.com Arena, 3.9 million viewers)
 * 2010 - March 21, 2010 (The AXIS, 4.1 million viewers)
 * 2011 - April 3, 2011 (Hollywood Bowl, 3.7 million viewers)
 * 2012 - March 18, 2012 (Club Nokia, Nokia Theater, 4.7 million viewers)
 * 2013 - April 7, 2013 (US Airways Center, 4.5 million viewers)
 * 2014 - March 30, 2014 (The AXIS, 4.6 million viewers)
 * 2015 - April 5, 2015 (Hollywood Bowl, 4.3 million viewers)
 * 2016 - March 27, 2016 (Amalie Arena, 4.8 million viewers)
 * Notes: Twentieth anniversary of PCAs. Extended awards, featuring clips from past events and musical guests from the past years. [132 minutes]
 * 2017 - March 26, 2017 (SNHU Arena, 4.5 million viewers)
 * 2018 - April 15, 2018 (Austin360 Amphitheater, 4.2 million viewers)
 * Includes more awards, a few more musical guest, earlier start time, and new month, and permanent timeslot of 150 minutes with commercials {7:30p-10pm EST}