The victory in the session ending Aug. 18 marks a full decade at the top of all first-run programs for Judy and six straight years as syndication’s highest rated show overall.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Judge Judy’ Wins The Week And Season
As the 2018-19 syndication season comes to a close, Judge Judy has emerged as the clear No. 1 show, leading the household ratings by a wide margin with a 6.8 live-plus-same-day season-to-date national Nielsen.
This marks a full decade at the top of all first-run programs for Judy and six straight years as syndication’s highest rated show overall.
Coming in second and third as of the session ending Aug. 18 were Jeopardy at a season-to-date 6.2, and Family Feud at a 6.1.
In the closely watched talk show category, Dr. Phil, which has finished first for 154 consecutive weeks, scored a 2.7 season average and was the frontrunner for the eighth year in a row, including a first-place tie in 2015-16.
Live with Kelly and Ryan, which also had a strong year, came closest to Phil with a 2.2 season-to-date, followed by Ellen DeGeneres at a 2.0.
For the current frame that ended Aug. 18, shows were mostly little changed. Judy ruled the ratings for the fifth time in six weeks with a 2% improvement to a one-month high 5.9, even though the strip was in reruns on all five days.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
In tryout news, week six of the six-week test that began July 15 for comedic game show Punchline earned a 0.3 rating/1 share weighted metered market average, which was off 40% from both its lead-ins and August 2018 time periods.
In another trial, the national numbers for the first week of a three-week test for talker Jerry O’ starring Jerry O’Connell airing on the Fox O&Os in Wendy Williams time periods were included in a blended 0.9 national rating for Wendy, which was in repeats in the session ending Aug. 18. That matched the previous week of Wendy alone.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (0.8, +14% from the week before), tied with Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.8, unchanged)
- Maury (0.7, +17%)
- Ellen DeGeneres (0.5, unchanged), tied with Steve Wilkos (0.5, unchanged)
In the household rating rankings that follow, % change is from the previous week; * indicates a new season-high rating; ** indicates a new season low; NC indicates no change from the previous week; NA mean not applicable.
TALK SHOWS
Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.0 NC
Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.9 NC
Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.4 +8%
Maury (NBCU) 1.2 NC
Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.0 +11%
Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.0 NC
Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.9 NC
Steve (NBCU) 0.9 NC
Dr. Oz (Sony) 0.9 +13%
Face the Truth (CTD) 0.6 NC
The Real (WBDTD) 0.4 -20%
The Doctors (CTD) 0.4 NC
Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.4 NC
Pickler & Ben (Disney-ABC) 0.3 NC
COURT SHOWS
Judge Judy (CTD) 5.9 +2%
Hot Bench(CTD) 2.0 +5%
People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.3 NC
Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
Divorce Court (20th Television) 0.7 +17%
Caught in Providence (Debmar-Mercury) 0.5 NC
GAME SHOWS
Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.8 +2%
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 4.9 NC
Jeopardy (CTD) 4.7 -2%
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.4 NC
Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.5 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.2 NC
OFF-NET TRUE CRIME
Dateline M-F (NBCU) 1.2 NC
Live PD: Police Patrol (Sony) 1.0 -9%
True Crime Files (20th Television) 0.3 NC
SCRIPTED OFF-NET POLICE PROCEDURAL
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 0.8 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.5 NC
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.3 NC
TMZ (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
Access (NBCU) 1.0 -9%
Extra (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
Daily Mail TV (CTD) 0.9 +13%
Page Six TV(20th Television) 0.5 NC
Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.2 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 3.7 NC
Last Man Standing (20th Television) 2.1 NC
Modern Family (20th Television) 1.6 NC
Family Guy (20th Television) 1.4 +17%
Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 1.3 NC
The Goldbergs(Sony) 1.2 NC
Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.0 +11%
Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 1.0 +11%
Seinfeld (Sony) 1.0 NC
Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 0.9 +13%
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 2.9 +4%
NCIS: New Orleans (CTD) 1.3 NC
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 1.3 NC
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.1 -8%
Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.0 -17%
American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 0.9 NC
Madam Secretary (CTD) 0.9 +13%
Comments (1)
[email protected] says:
August 27, 2019 at 8:11 pm
I’m hoping in the next couple of weeks that Live With Kelly & Ryan beats Dr. Phil in the ratings that would be a good thing. Since I don’t like Dr. Phil.