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[02/25/26 - 05:44 PM]
ABC Wins Monday Night as "American Idol" Dominates with Best Audience Since Season Premiere
In fact, "American Idol" scored its largest margin of victory ever in Total Viewers over "The Voice" during its nine-season run on ABC.
[via press release from ABC]

ABC Wins Monday Night as 'American Idol' Dominates With Best Audience Since Season Premiere

Show Earns 5.52 Million Total Viewers - Ranking No. 1 on a Competitive Night

Vaults Over Premiere of NBC's "The Voice" by 44% in Total Viewers With Largest Margin of Victory Ever During Its ABC Tenure

· "American Idol" dominated Monday night earning 5.52 Million Total Viewers and 0.45 rating among Adults 18-49 in Live+Same Day ratings, with its best Total Viewer audience since season premiere (6.22 million on 1/26/26).

· Bolting out of audition rounds into Hollywood Week, the show rose over the previous week by +16% in Total Viewers (vs. 4.75 million) and +10% among Adults 18-49 (vs. 0.41rating) and was up +27% in Total Viewers over last season's Hollywood Week kickoff episode (4.36 million on Mon. 3/31/25).

· "American Idol" (8-10 p.m.) ranked as the No. 1 program for the night, towering over NBC's season premiere of "The Voice" (9-11 p.m.) by double digits in Total Viewers (+44% - 5.52 million vs. 3.84 million) and Adults 18-49 (+45% - 0.45 rating vs. 0.31 rating).

· In fact, "American Idol" scored its largest margin of victory ever in Total Viewers over "The Voice" during its nine-season run on ABC.

· On a competitive night that also included NBC's series premiere of "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" and CBS's series debut of "CIA," "American Idol"'s strong performance lifted ABC to a win for the night on broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (4.63 million).

Source: Nielsen National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for 2/23/26





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