ABC's 'American Idol' Jumps 20% in Adults 18-34 Opposite NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar'

"American Idol" (8:00-10:00 p.m. - 7.4 million and 1.6/6 in AD18-49):
Doubling its lead-in at 8:00 p.m. (+100%) against NBC's musical special "Jesus Christ Superstar" and gaining from its first to second hour, ABC's "American Idol" ranked as Sunday's No. 1 broadcast series and held steady week to week despite the heightened NBC competition in Adults 18-49 (1.6/6 vs. 1.7/6). In addition, "Idol" grew by double digits week to week in Adults 18-34 (+20%), Women 18-34 (+17%) and Men 18-34 (+11%).

• For the 4th time in as many telecasts, ABC's "American Idol" produced triple-digit improvement in the 2-hour time period year to year, above the year-ago night with "Once Upon a Time" and the premiere of "Match Game" by 185% in Total Viewers (7.4 million vs. 2.6 million) and by 129% in Adults 18-49 (1.6/6 vs. 0.7/2).

"Deception" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 4.2 million and 0.8/3 in AD18-49):
In the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's "Deception" grew week to week by 8% in Total Viewers (4.2 million vs. 3.9 million) and by 14% in Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 vs. 0.7/3), drawing its largest audience since its series debut - since 3/11/18. ABC's "Deception" beat CBS' "Madam Secretary" in the hour by 60% with young adults (0.8/3 vs. 0.5/2).

• "Deception" greatly improved its hour for ABC from the same night last year with "American Crime," rising by 2.4 million viewers (4.2 million vs. 1.8 million) and 100% in Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 vs. 0.4/1).

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 4/1/18.