American Idol (season 15)
U.S. Nielsen ratings

American Idol (season 15)

Section Title: U.S. Nielsen ratings
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No.	Episode	Air date	Timeslot	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	Nightly rank	Weekly rank	Ref.

1	"Denver & Atlanta Auditions"	January 6, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	3.0	9	10.96	1	5

2	"Little Rock & San Francisco Auditions"	January 7, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.7	9	10.21	2	7

3	"Philadelphia Auditions"	January 13, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.5	8	9.77	2	5

4	"Denver & Little Rock Auditions"	January 14, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.2	7	8.72	2	6

5	"Atlanta, Little Rock, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions"	January 20, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.4	8	9.22	1	4

6	"Atlanta, Philadelphia and San Francisco Auditions"	January 21, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.4	8	9.36	1	4

7	"Hollywood Week: Lines of Ten"	January 27, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.5	8	9.63	1	3

8	"Hollywood Week: Group Rounds"	January 28, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.3	8	8.77	1	5

9	"Hollywood Week: Solo Round"	February 3, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.3	8	9.18	1	7

10	"Final Judgement"	February 4, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.2	7	8.94	2	9

11	"Semi-Final #1: 1st 12 Solo Performances"	February 10, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.2	7	9.16	1	7

12	"Semi-Final #2: 1st 12 Duets & Judges' Vote"	February 11, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.1	7	8.96	3	9

13	"Semi-Final #3: 2nd 12 Solo Performances"	February 17, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.0	7	8.29	2	9

14	"Semi-Final #4: 2nd 12 Duets & Judges' Vote"	February 18, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.0	7	8.19	4	9

15	"Wild Card Night"	February 24, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.1	7	8.92	2	10

16	"Top 10 Perform: Contestants' Choice"	February 25, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	2.1	7	8.72	2	10

17	"Top 8 Perform: Grammy Hits"	March 3, 2016	2.0	7	8.74	2	8

18	"Top 6 Perform: American Idol Songbook"	March 10, 2016	1.8	6	8.06	3	11

19	"Top 5 Perform: America's Choice"	March 17, 2016	1.7	6	8.22	2	17

20	"Top 4 Perform: Sia & classic rock songs"	March 24, 2016	1.7	6	8.02	3	18

21	"Top 3 Perform: Hometown Dedication"	March 31, 2016	2.1	7	9.11	3	7

22	"American Dream"	April 5, 2016	Tuesday 8:00 p.m.	1.4	5	5.98	4	23

23	"Top 2 Perform"	April 6, 2016	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	2.2	8	9.70	3	6

24	"Series Finale"	April 7, 2016	Thursday 8:00 p.m.	3.0	10	13.30	2	3

Sentence(s)

American Idol premiered in season 15 to 10.96 million viewers.

final_sentence: American Idol premiered in season 15 to 10.96 million viewers.