Monday TV Ratings 2/16/26: Winter Olympics Drop Again, American Idol Also Down, The Rookie and Extracted Rise [+ Analysis]

The Winter Olympics (1.24, -0.33) was back down on NBC, and American Idol (0.41, -0.02) also slipped on ABC, but The Rookie (0.22, +0.03) rose at ten. Extracted (0.22, +0.07) surged on Fox. The CW aired Wild Cards (0.06) and a repeat of Sullivan's Crossing (0.02). CBS aired repeats of Survivor (0.14) and FBI (0.14). Key: (R) = repeat.

Time

Show

18-49 Rating

18-49 Share

Viewers (mil)

Network

8 PM2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics1.24169.03NBC

American Idol0.4154.75ABC

Extracted0.2231.57Fox

Survivor (R)0.1421.77CBS

Wild Cards0.0610.61CW
9 PMFBI (R)0.1422.09CBS

Memory of a Killer (R)0.1110.82Fox

Sullivan's Crossing (R)0.0200.23CW
10 PMThe Rookie0.2232.61ABC

Cable Highlights:

Show

Network

18-49 Viewers

Viewers (mil.)

2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics USA0.652.69
Men's College Basketball 9 PMESPN0.391.65
Men's College Basketball 7 PMESPN0.281.30
Jesse Watters PrimetimeFox News0.152.87
90 Day: The Single LifeTLC0.150.94
Gutfeld!Fox News0.142.74
HannityFox News0.132.56
Below Deck Down UnderBravo0.130.64
The Rachel Maddow ShowMSNOW0.112.21
The Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNOW0.081.66
Anderson Cooper 360CNN0.080.86
NewsNightCNN0.070.74
Baking Championship: Next GenFood0.060.62
Anderson Cooper 360CNN0.050.75
The WeeknightMSNOW0.041.02

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