On February 23, American Idol left La La Land behind for the show’s pivotal Hollywood Week and shifted gears to Music City for the first part of Hollywood Week. This is the best total viewer audience since American Idol‘s season premiere back in January, when it nabbed 6.22 million viewers. In addition to the show’s weekly boost, Idol was also up +27% in total viewers over last season’s Hollywood Week kickoff episode. According to Nielsen, American Idol‘s stellar performance boosted ABC to a win for the night on broadcast and cable with 4.63 million total viewers. American Idol, Season 24, Mondays, 8/7c, ABCMore Headlines:

Source: Daily Sun February 26, 2026 03:39 UTC