Overview
- Live episodes will stream on Disney+ beginning March 30 while airing in local time on ABC, with next-day streaming on Hulu.
- Disney+ and Hulu will launch the American Idol Official Podcast to coincide with the live shows, with episodes also available on other podcast platforms.
- Season 24’s Jan. 26 premiere drew 8.27 million viewers in live+3 and multiplatform viewing with a 1.04 adults 18–49 rating, the show’s best opener since 2022.
- The series airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, and the simulcast approach aligns the franchise with Dancing With the Stars’ live strategy on Disney+.
- The live-voting phase begins at the end of March, following a Nashville-based Hollywood Week and a new Ohana Round staged at Disney’s Aulani resort on Oʻahu.