American Idol is a U.S. television program shown on ABC since Sunday, March 11, 2018. American Idol is watched by a total number of 5,639,000 people (1.79% rating, up +8% from last week) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of American Idol on ABC as of Sunday, May 19, 2024.
| American Idol Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2024-May-19 718 (GRAND FINALE) | HH | 3,963,000 | 3.17 |
| P2+ | 5,639,000 | 1.79 | |
| P18-49 | 857,000 | 0.65 | |
| 2024-May-12 | HH | 3,573,000 | 2.86 |
| P2+ | 5,221,000 | 1.66 | |
| P18-49 | 834,000 | 0.63 | |
| 2024-May-05 | HH | 3,480,000 | 2.78 |
| P2+ | 4,958,000 | 1.57 | |
| P18-49 | 669,000 | 0.51 | |
| 2024-Apr-29 | HH | 3,357,000 | 2.69 |
| P2+ | 4,616,000 | 1.46 | |
| P18-49 | 590,000 | 0.45 | |
| 2024-Apr-28 | HH | 3,634,000 | 2.91 |
| P2+ | 5,308,000 | 1.68 | |
| P18-49 | 846,000 | 0.64 | |
| 2024-Apr-22 | HH | 3,039,000 | 2.43 |
| P2+ | 4,164,000 | 1.32 | |
| P18-49 | 526,000 | 0.40 | |
| 2024-Apr-21 | HH | 3,625,000 | 2.90 |
| P2+ | 5,129,000 | 1.63 | |
| P18-49 | 646,500 | 0.49 | |
| 2024-Apr-15 | HH | 2,914,000 | 2.33 |
| P2+ | 3,940,000 | 1.25 | |
| P18-49 | 475,000 | 0.36 | |
| 2024-Apr-14 | HH | 2,952,000 | 2.36 |
| P2+ | 4,243,000 | 1.35 | |
| P18-49 | 637,000 | 0.48 | |
| 2024-Apr-08 | HH | 2,948,000 | 2.36 |
| P2+ | 4,152,000 | 1.32 | |
| P18-49 | 615,000 | 0.47 | |
| 2024-Apr-07 | HH | 3,000,000 | 2.40 |
| P2+ | 4,359,000 | 1.38 | |
| P18-49 | 590,000 | 0.45 | |
| 2024-Apr-01 P | HH | 2,883,000 | 2.31 |
| P2+ | 3,882,000 | 1.23 | |
| P18-49 | 512,000 | 0.39 | |
| 2024-Mar-31 | HH | 3,008,000 | 2.41 |
| P2+ | 4,404,000 | 1.40 | |
| P18-49 | 725,000 | 0.55 | |
| 2024-Mar-24 | HH | 2,991,000 | 2.39 |
| P2+ | 4,249,000 | 1.35 | |
| P18-49 | 507,000 | 0.38 | |
| 2024-Mar-17 | HH | 3,268,000 | 2.61 |
| P2+ | 4,793,000 | 1.52 | |
| P18-49 | 660,000 | 0.50 | |
| 2024-Mar-03 | HH | 3,558,000 | 2.85 |
| P2+ | 5,109,000 | 1.62 | |
| P18-49 | 817,000 | 0.62 | |
| 2024-Feb-29 RS | HH | 1,591,000 | 1.27 |
| P2+ | 2,012,000 | 0.64 | |
| P18-49 | 287,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2024-Feb-25 | HH | 3,343,000 | 2.67 |
| P2+ | 4,788,000 | 1.52 | |
| P18-49 | 722,000 | 0.55 | |
| 2024-Feb-22 RS | HH | 1,850,000 | 1.48 |
| P2+ | 2,330,000 | 0.74 | |
| P18-49 | 399,000 | 0.30 | |
| 2024-Feb-18 P | HH | 3,142,000 | 2.51 |
| P2+ | 4,620,000 | 1.47 | |
| P18-49 | 724,000 | 0.55 | |
| 2023-May-21 | P2+ | 6,616,000 | 2.12 |
| P18-49 | 1,076,700 | 0.83 | |
| P25-54 | 1,471,000 | 1.21 | |
| 2023-May-15 S | HH | 2,082,000 | 1.70 |
| P2+ | 2,698,000 | 0.86 | |
| P18-49 | 433,000 | 0.33 | |
| P25-54 | 571,400 | 0.47 | |
| 2023-May-14 | P2+ | 6,325,000 | 2.03 |
| P18-49 | 1,199,400 | 0.92 | |
| P25-54 | 1,556,100 | 1.28 | |
| 2023-May-07 | P2+ | 6,115,000 | 1.96 |
| P18-49 | 1,003,600 | 0.77 | |
| P25-54 | 1,313,000 | 1.08 | |
| 2023-May-01 | HH | 3,880,000 | 3.10 |
| P2+ | 5,412,000 | 1.73 | |
| P18-49 | 752,000 | 0.58 | |
| P25-54 | 1,082,000 | 0.89 | |
| 2023-Apr-30 | P2+ | 5,921,000 | 1.90 |
| P18-49 | 971,000 | 0.74 | |
| P25-54 | 1,276,500 | 1.05 | |
| 2023-Apr-24 | HH | 3,521,000 | 2.80 |
| P2+ | 4,909,000 | 1.57 | |
| P18-49 | 790,000 | 0.61 | |
| P25-54 | 1,045,500 | 0.86 | |
| 2023-Apr-23 | P2+ | 5,370,000 | 1.72 |
| P18-49 | 891,400 | 0.68 | |
| P25-54 | 1,154,900 | 0.95 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World News Tonight with David Muir | 7,325,000 | +1% |
| 2 | Monday Night Football | 7,054,000 | -7% |
| 3 | Saturday Night Football | 5,062,000 | -62% |
| 4 | Monday Night Kickoff | 4,841,000 | +9% |
| 5 | Dancing with the Stars | 4,470,000 | -8% |
| 6 | America's Funniest Home Videos | 3,461,000 | +6% |
| 7 | High Potential | 3,092,000 | -14% |
| 8 | Golden Bachelorette | 2,848,000 | -1% |
| 9 | Shark Tank | 2,614,000 | +7% |
| 10 | Good Morning America | 2,606,000 | -4% |
| 11 | This Week with George Stephanopoulos | 2,401,000 | -2% |
| 12 | 20/20 | 2,273,000 | +19% |
| 13 | Abbott Elementary | 1,887,000 | -1% |
| 14 | Press Your Luck | 1,764,000 | +50% |
| 15 | Wonderful World of Disney | 1,629,000 | +13% |
| 16 | What Would You Do | 1,286,000 | -6% |
| 17 | Doctor Odyssey | 1,046,000 | -60% |