Monday TV Ratings 4/20/26: American Idol and The Quiz with Balls Sink Against NBA Playoffs, DMV Hits New Series Low, The Rookie Ticks Up [+ Analysis]

Opposite NBC's broadcast of the NBA Playoffs (0.90/0.86), American Idol (0.37, -0.08) dealt with a sharp decline on ABC, but The Rookie (0.23, +0.01) ticked up. CBS's The Neighborhood (0.33, -0.03), DMV (0.19, -0.04), and FBI (0.22, -0.03) all slipped, but CIA (0.19, +0.02) rose. Fox game show The 1% Club (0.19, 0.00) was steady, while The Quiz with Balls (0.15, -0.10) plummeted. The CW aired the season premiere of Sullivan's Crossing (0.06). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	NBA Playoffs: Hawks v. Knicks	0.90	12	3.88	NBC
	American Idol	0.37	4	5.07	ABC
	The Neighborhood	0.33	4	3.95	CBS
	The 1% Club	0.19	2	1.80	Fox
	Sullivan's Crossing (P)	0.06	11	0.65	CW
8:30 PM	DMV	0.19	2	2.71	CBS
9 PM	FBI	0.22	3	4.76	CBS
	The Quiz with Balls	0.15	2	1.54	Fox
	Wild Cards (R)	0.02	0	0.24	CW
10 PM	The Rookie	0.23	3	2.76	ABC
	CIA	0.19	3	3.56	CBS
10:50 PM	NBA Playoffs: Timberwolves v. Nuggets	0.86	16	3.30	NBC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NHL Playoffs	ESPN	0.49	1.63
NHL Playoffs	ESPN2	0.20	0.8
Hannity	Fox News	0.16	2.94
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNOW	0.16	2.40
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.15	3.00
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.15	3.39
90 Day: The Single Life	TLC	0.14	0.94
Below Deck Down Under	Bravo	0.13	0.61
Unexpected	TLC	0.11	0.75
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.09	1.76
Foul Play with Anthony Davis	TBS	0.08	0.36
The Weeknight	MSNOW	0.08	1.27
MLB	FS1	0.08	0.37
Ultimate Baking Championship	Food	0.08	0.72
Top Chef	Bravo	0.06	0.36
NewsNight	CNN	0.05	0.71
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.05	0.85
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.04	0.70