The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) typically last about three hours. For recent years, the main ceremony usually starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Time and ends around 11 p.m. ET. There is also a pre-show starting about an hour and a half to two hours before the main event. The VMAs sometimes run a bit longer than scheduled due to performances and announcements, but the planned runtime is about three hours for the main ceremony.
