The ratings race between the season finale of “American Idol” and performance finale of “The Voice” was predictably tight.<\/p>\n
Preliminary data does, however, give the slight edge to “American Idol.”<\/p>\n
According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, ABC’s “American Idol” averaged a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating and 8.65 million overall viewers from 9-11PM.<\/p>\n
Airing from 8-10PM, NBC’s “The Voice” averaged a 1.5 and 8.61 million viewers.<\/p>\n
It is worth noting that the shows actually posted the same 1.5 demo rating in the 9PM hour (“The Voice” claimed a slight lead in viewers; 8.35 million vs. 8.29 million). “Idol” grew to a 1.7 at 10PM, which lifted its average to a 1.6.<\/p>\n
“Idol” currently ranks as Monday’s highest-rated and most-watched network program.<\/p>\n
Fast national data, as a reminder, is subject to revision. Headline Planet will share any meaningful revisions later this afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The two-hour “American Idol” finale currently ranks as Monday’s top program.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[233,19,210,177],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n