ABC Upsets NBC to Win the Final Monday of the Season With Big Turnouts for the DANCING and IDOL Finales

ABC Monday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 8.7 million and 1.5/6 in AD18-49):
Featuring the season finales of "DWTS: Athletes" and "American Idol," ABC upset "The Voice"-led NBC on the final Monday of the season, winning by 25% in Adults 18-49 (1.5/6 vs. 1.2/5). ABC was also Monday's most-watched network overall (8.7 million). "American Idol" ranked as Monday's No. 1 TV show in Adults 18-49 (1.6/6), while "Idol" and "DWTS: Athletes" tied as the most-watched show overall (8.7 million). ABC marked a 10-week Monday high in viewers and an 8-week high in young adults - since 3/12/18 and 3/26/18, respectively.

• From 8:00-9:00 p.m. opposite the first hour of NBC's "The Voice," a truncated 1-hour finale of ABC's "DWTS: Athletes" grew by double digits week to week in Total Viewers (+13% - 8.7 million vs. 7.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (+10% - 1.1/5 vs.1.0/4). "Dancing" closed out at a new season high in Total Viewers and a best-since-premiere Adult 18-49 rating. The show's finale generated ABC's biggest audience in the time period since November - since 11/20/17.

• At 9:00 p.m., ABC's "American Idol" season finale moved up to No. 1 to win its 2-hour time slot with Total Viewers (8.7 million) and Adults 18-49(1.6/6). "American Idol" jumped from the prior night's penultimate episode on Sunday by 16% in Total Viewers (8.7 million vs. 7.5 million) and by 23% in Adults 18-49 (1.6/6 vs. 1.3/5), pulling in its largest Monday audience. "Idol" delivered a 6-month high for ABC to the 2-hour time slot in viewers and its best young adult number since the beginning of April - since 11/20/17 and 4/9/18, respectively.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 5/21/18.