Only time will tell how much Idol will or will not continue helping The Rookie moving forward.
The weekly numbers for The Rookie should be interesting to keep an eye on as the second season progresses.
American Idol itself was down from the previous year with its season premiere on February 16 (and had a much-hyped twist of its own on February 23), but the long-running (albeit on two different networks with a long break in between) musical competition series and the police procedural drama aren’t exactly in the same category.