Lots Of Talk Shows Post Gains

Talk shows made the most Nielsen noise in the session ended June 12 with seven of the top 10 strips surging higher.

Dr. Phil, despite being in repeats, strengthened 7% to a 1.5 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, tying a steady Live with Kelly and Ryan for first place in the hotly contested category.

Kelly Clarkson, easily the most honored show at Saturday’s 49^th Annual Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards, was sharp, climbing 13% for both the week and the year to a 0.9.

Other big movers of note included Tamron Hall, which swelled 17% in households and 50% in the key women 25-54 demo. Rachael Ray and Maury also moved up 17.

Compared to last year, the best gainer in the top 10 was Drew Barrymore, which ballooned 25% from the same week in 2021. Barrymore was also syndication’s second-biggest Emmy winner on Saturday.

Judge Judy, which has dominated the court shows for the 1,342 weeks, remained the daytime champion with a 10% spike to a five-week high 4.6. That was syndication’s third-highest-rated entry overall.

Jeopardy topped the chart at a 5.2 followed by Family Feud at a 5.1.

The top talk shows for the week among women 25-54 were:

• Dr. Phil (0.5, +25% from the week before), tied with Live with Kelly and Ryan (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 means not applicable.

TALK SHOWS

Dr. Phil (CMV) 1.5 +7%

Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.5 NC

The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 0.9 +13%

Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 0.8 +14%

Maury (NBCU) 0.7 +17%

Rachael Ray (CMV) 0.7 +17

Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.7 +17%

Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.6 NC

Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.8 +20%

Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.5 NC

The Good Dish (Sony) 0.3 NC

Nick Cannon (CMV) 0.3 NC

Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.3 NC

The Real (WBDTD) 0.2 -33%

The Doctors (CMV) 0.2 NC

COURT SHOWS

Judge Judy (CMV) 4.6 +10%

Hot Bench(CMV) 1.3 NC

People’s Court (WBDTD) 0.8 NC

Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.5 NC

Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.4 NC

Divorce Court (Fox First Run) 0.4 NC

Relative Justice (EW Media Group) 0.3 -25%

GAME SHOWS

Jeopardy (CMV) 5.2 +8%

Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.1 +4%

Wheel of Fortune (CMV) 4.5 +2%

You Bet Your Life (Fox First Run) 0.8 +14%

25 Words or Less (Fox First Run) 0.6 -14%

Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.4 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

Inside Edition (CMV) 2.1 +11%

Entertainment Tonight (CMV) 2.0 NC

TMZ (Fox First Run) 0.7 NC

Access Hollywood (NBCU) 0.7 NC

Extra (WBDTD) 0.6 NC

Daily Mail TV (CMV) 0.5 NC

Dish Nation (Fox First Run) 0.2 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 1.8 -5%

Last Man Standing (Disney-ABC) 1.1 NC

Young Sheldon (WBDTD) 0.8 NC

Modern Family (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC

Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 0.7 NC

The Goldbergs(Sony) 0.7 NC

Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC

Seinfeld (Sony) 0.6 NC

Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 0.5 NC

Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.5 NC

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.8 -3%

Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 1.5 +15%

Chicago Fire (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.1 NC

Monk (NBCU) 1.0 NC

Castle (Disney-ABC) 0.8 NC