The American Idol finale led ABC to its first Monday ratings victory. Idol aired against The Voice performance finale in the 9 pm hour.
Splitting hairs: According to Showbuzz Daily Idol and The Voice tied in the 9-9:30 half hour. From 9:30 to 10 PM The Voice dipped to a 1.4 while Idol maintained a 1.5. The Voice averaged a 1.5 over the night in the 18-49 key demo, American Idol a 1.6. Dancing with the Stars stayed steady at 1.0.
Via TVByTheNumbers
The season finale of “American Idol” led ABC to a ratings win Monday, edging the final performances on “The Voice.”
“Idol” scored a 1.6 rating among adults 18-49 to “The Voice’s” 1.5 (the two shows were tied in the 9 o’clock hour when they aired head-to-head). For “Idol,” its numbers are on par with prior Monday episodes this season, and the finale was up 0.3 from Sunday’s last performance episode.
8 p.m.
The Voice (NBC) (8-10 p.m.) 1.5/6 8.61
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) – F 1.1/5 8.67
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) – R 1.1/5 6.30
2018 Miss USA (FOX) (8-10 p.m.) – S 0.6/3 2.35
Supergirl (The CW) 0.5/2 1.77
8:30 p.m.
Man with a Plan (CBS) – F 1.0/4 5.66
9 p.m.
American Idol (ABC) (9-11 p.m.) – F 1.6/6 8.65
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) – R 1.0/4 5.46
iZombie (The CW) 0.3/1 1.08
9:30 p.m.
Mom (CBS) – R 0.8/3 4.33
10 p.m.
Running Wild with Bear Grylls (NBC) 0.7/3 3.11
Elementary (CBS) 0.5/2 4.15
