American Idol is a U.S. television program shown on ABC since Sunday, March 11, 2018. American Idol is currently the third most popular show on ABC and 26th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 3,878,000 people (1.22% rating, down -17% from yesterday) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of American Idol on ABC as of Monday, April 14, 2025.
| American Idol Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Apr-14 | HH | 2,704,500 | 2.15 |
| P2+ | 3,878,000 | 1.22 | |
| P18-49 | 536,500 | 0.40 | |
| P25-54 | 790,000 | 0.64 | |
| 2025-Apr-13 | HH | 3,102,000 | 2.47 |
| P2+ | 4,653,000 | 1.47 | |
| P18-49 | 729,000 | 0.54 | |
| P25-54 | 997,000 | 0.81 | |
| 2025-Apr-07 | HH | 2,931,000 | 2.33 |
| P2+ | 4,145,000 | 1.31 | |
| P18-49 | 603,500 | 0.45 | |
| P25-54 | 840,000 | 0.68 | |
| 2025-Apr-06 | HH | 3,450,000 | 2.74 |
| P2+ | 5,123,000 | 1.61 | |
| P18-49 | 646,000 | 0.48 | |
| P25-54 | 958,000 | 0.78 | |
| 2025-Mar-31 P | HH | 2,667,000 | 2.12 |
| P2+ | 3,781,000 | 1.19 | |
| P18-49 | 523,000 | 0.39 | |
| P25-54 | 766,000 | 0.62 | |
| 2025-Mar-30 | HH | 3,166,000 | 2.52 |
| P2+ | 4,661,000 | 1.47 | |
| P18-49 | 670,000 | 0.50 | |
| P25-54 | 966,000 | 0.78 | |
| 2025-Mar-23 | HH | 2,801,000 | 2.23 |
| P2+ | 4,063,000 | 1.28 | |
| P18-49 | 537,000 | 0.40 | |
| P25-54 | 776,000 | 0.63 | |
| 2025-Mar-16 | HH | 3,094,500 | 2.46 |
| P2+ | 4,510,000 | 1.42 | |
| P18-49 | 630,500 | 0.47 | |
| P25-54 | 877,000 | 0.71 | |
| 2025-Mar-09 | HH | 3,157,500 | 2.51 |
| P2+ | 4,494,000 | 1.42 | |
| P18-49 | 603,500 | 0.45 | |
| P25-54 | 840,000 | 0.68 | |
| 2025-Mar-02 P | HH | 4,201,500 | 3.34 |
| P2+ | 5,905,000 | 1.86 | |
| P18-49 | 1,126,500 | 0.84 | |
| P25-54 | 1,445,000 | 1.17 | |
| 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 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World News Tonight with David Muir | 7,484,000 | -1% |
| 2 | Will Trent | 4,108,000 | -1% |
| 3 | American Idol | 3,878,000 | -17% |
| 4 | America's Funniest Home Videos | 3,858,000 | -12% |
| 5 | 9-1-1 | 3,806,000 | -15% |
| 6 | Rookie | 2,970,000 | -8% |
| 7 | Conners | 2,835,000 | -6% |
| 8 | Ten Commandments | 2,768,000 | -33% |
| 9 | Good Morning America | 2,732,000 | -2% |
| 10 | Shark Tank | 2,726,000 | +9% |
| 11 | Doctor Odyssey | 2,490,000 | -9% |
| 12 | The View | 2,471,000 | -2% |
| 13 | $100,000 Pyramid | 2,332,000 | -10% |
| 14 | Abbott Elementary | 2,192,000 | -12% |
| 15 | Grey's Anatomy | 1,882,000 | -7% |
| 16 | 20/20 | 1,856,000 | -23% |
| 17 | Celebrity Jeopardy | 1,806,000 | -10% |
| 18 | Jimmy Kimmel Live | 1,647,000 | +45% |
| 19 | Bad Romance | 1,597,000 | -11% |
| 20 | Paradise | 1,395,000 | -4% |
| 21 | What Would You Do | 1,272,000 | -11% |
| 22 | GMA3: What You Need to Know | 1,214,000 | -9% |
| 23 | Nightline | 740,000 | -2% |