Ari Goldman

head of scheduling @ ABC

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

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[Deadline @DEADLINE]

'R.J. Decker' Renewed For Season 2, Completing ABC's Sweep Of Every Scripted Series Returning https://t.co/UwQCg7bTvk

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

🎤#AmericanIdol ratings:

3/30/26 vs. 3/31/25
Idol 4.86 million (+11% vs. 4.36m)
Voice 2.81 million (-41% vs. 4.79m)

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

@mulvihill79 “doing this to minimize trend breaks”… 🤣🤯

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

new tonight on ABC #willtrent 8p / #highpotential 9p / #rjdecker 10p

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

'R.J. Decker' Scores ABC's Most Watched 10 PM Drama Premiere In More Than 5 Years; Multiplatform Viewing Surpasses 11M https://t.co/CLN853hcLX

[On The Red Carpet @OnTheRedCarpet]

Here’s tonight’s ABC @OnTheRedCarpet Primetime Preview:

8/7c — “Will Trent”
9/8c — “High Potential”
10/9c — “RJ Decker”
11/10c — “Late Local News”
11:35/10:35c — “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

#WillTrent airs in full tonight after State of the Union in MT/PT. DVR will be impacted on west coast due to the length of the speech... extend recordings if you can 🤞

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

@SarahBeth0524 No break for Will Trent or Rookie - all new every week 🎉

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

TV Ratings: ‘High Potential’ Scores a Series Best in Cross-Platform Numbers https://t.co/zabIxoQinm

[Variety @Variety]

'American Idol' to Stream Live on Disney+ For the First Time, Launches Companion Podcast (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/zOnpvZH2Y6

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

broken record... another Tuesday, another season-high same-day audience for #WillTrent and series high for #HighPotential 📈

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

prelim 📺ratings: biggest #AmericanIdol premiere (5.90m) in 4 years, +43% above The Voice fall Mon. avg (4.13m)

#TheRookie (3.30m) = top ABC Mon. 10p original in nearly 3 years + exceeds NBC and CBS combined in the hour... & much more to come w/ playback

thanks for watching!

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

ABC Tuesday up for 3rd straight week in same-day ratings - most watched night of scripted on the network in over five years 📊

- #HighPotential series-high 5.93 million
- Biggest 10p #TheRookie since 2022 ahead of the move to Monday
- #WillTrent biggest since last Jan

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

📈ABC Tuesday up again vs. last year in prelim overnight data… #WillTrent and #TheRookie dominant + series highs for #HighPotential 🎊 thanks for watching

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

was definitely a successful night for High Potential repeats. thanks for watching

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

Kennedy Center Defends Trump-Hosted Honors Ratings Performance: "This Was a Successful Night" https://t.co/ODJ1aRh2TS

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

🎄🎁 3.2 million viewers for last night’s #HighPotential 8pm repeat in prelim data, best ABC 8pm drama encore in nearly 8 years and top show across nets in primetime

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

ABC with the top 2025 series among kids, teens, 18-34, 35-49 and overall audience (and h/t to @20thTelevision / CBS!😎)

[Variety @Variety]

'High Potential,' 'Tracker' Ruled 2025 According to Nielsen Multiplatform Ratings, While Teens Love 'The Rookie' and 'Dancing With the Stars' Is Tops With Kids https://t.co/ctLemomzCA

[Variety @Variety]

The “Dancing with the Stars” finale drew a 53% audience share among adults 18–34, the biggest for any broadcast entertainment show since the 2004 “Friends” finale.

https://t.co/iwyybtdXfS

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

🧂😉#dwts

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Waltzes Off With Highest-Rated Finale Since 2016 https://t.co/P1SvHaZyv2

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

Biggest penultimate ep with P18-34 since 2011. Worth noting that >36% of P18-34 were watching TV at that time, vs. just 21% using their TVs in some form this Tuesday and just 5% watching traditional linear TV. A 32 share (!) among this group.

All eyes on Tuesday’s finale 😎

[Variety @Variety]

EXCLUSIVE: "Dancing With the Stars" Season 34’s semifinals drew 7.22 million viewers — the show’s most-watched semifinals in 7 years. #DWTS

https://t.co/K7oaHLFiSc

[Ari Goldman @arigoldman]

#HighPotential ratings release chock full of stats🫳🎤:

1) top YTY increase for a fall drama in 12 years
2) dominance vs. other network dramas across platforms
3) biggest self-starter even with a huge live lead-in

see ya in Jan