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Ratings: “American Idol” Rises For Top 14 Performance Show

ABC’s “American Idol” enjoyed week-over-week gains.

Last Sunday’s “American Idol” faced competition from the ACM Awards. It also went head-to-head with AMC’s “The Walking Dead” season finale in the 9PM hour.

This week’s episode did not face those forms of competition (though its 9PM hour did air opposite HBO’s “Westworld” season premiere). It, accordingly, enjoyed a week-over-week viewership gain.

According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, Sunday’s “Idol” drew a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating and averaged 7.37 million overall viewers.

Last week’s episode posted a 1.3 in the demo and 6.35 million in viewership.

Sunday’s episode, which served as the Top 14 performance show, ranked as Sunday’s #1 network program in adults 18-49. It trailed “60 Minutes” and “NCIS: LA” as the #3 program in overall viewership.

— ABC’s Sunday also included “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at 7PM (1.0, 5.61 million this week vs. 1.2, 6.12 million last week) and “Deception” at 10PM (0.6, 3.38 million vs. 0.7, 3.61 million on April 8).

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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