weekly syndication ratings

Both strips grew 4% to a 2.4 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and were the only talkers among the top nine moving up in the week ending July 31 that included preemptions and time period shifts due to coverage of the Democratic National Convention

In an otherwise mostly slow week, the test run of the gossip show from Endemol Shine North America, which began July 18 on Fox stations in seven major cities, scored a first-place 1.0 household rating, 25% above the comparable average for the next-highest trial. 

The good doctor delivered an 18% increase in the week ending July 17, while Family Feud was again the top gamer with a 3% uptick to a 7.0.

The Fourth of July holiday and the July 7 sniper attack in Dallas kept syndication slow. Live with Kelly was the week’s best talker, with a 4% ratings gain.

Judge Judy and Dish Nation are the only two first-run shows to report weekly ratings gains in the week ending July 3. Off-net isn’t much better.

With many first-run syndicated shows in repeats and finishing flat or down in the session ending June 26, Family Feud,  Wheel of Fortune,  Jeopardy and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire all posted weekly gains.

The Ripa-helmed strip is No. 1 in the genre in both households and women 25-54. Ellen and The Doctors were the only other chat shows to post week-to-week gains in the week ending June 19, a session that saw many syndicated shows preempted for coverage of the Orlando tragedy.

It takes the top spot among all of syndication again. On top of the other first-run genres were Live with Kelly, Crime Watch Daily, Judge Judy and Entertainment Tonight.

With an abundance of reruns and plenty of other activities surrounding Memorial Day, the majority of shows were flat or down, with several hitting new season lows. Family Feud and The Real were the exceptions among first-run series, posting 6% and a 13% gains, respectively.

The game show climbs 18% from third place last year to lead the genre. Judge Judy remains the top courtroom and No. 1 overall first-run leader once again.

The No. 1 game show’s 7.4 edges out Judge Judy by a tenth of a point for the overall leader slot in the week ending May 22.

In the second full week of the May sweep ending May 15, the good doctor climbs 6% for both the week and year. It was one of the few shows not finishing flat or down in the session.

Those two, plus Hot Bench, are the only first-run shows posting week-to-week improvement as the May sweep gets underway.

After a of couple stagnant weeks, the frame ending May 1 saw some life returning to first-run syndication as ratings began moving up. Among the big movers outside the talk genre was Family Feud, the week’s No. 1 show overall, up 16% to a 7.1.

The only first-run shows to report weekly gains in the frame ending April 24 were Live with Kelly & Micheal, Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition.

Most of first-run is flat to down in the week ending April 17. The exceptions showing growth from the prior frame are Wendy Williams, Rachael Ray, Jerry Springer, The Real, People’s Court, The Insider and Family Feud.

In fact only five first-run shows — Live with Kelly & Michael, Ellen DeGeneres, Wendy Williams, The Real and Divorce Court — turn in week-to-week ratings gains in the session ending April 10.

The frame ending April 3 records weekly gains by the usual No. 1 showd in almost all the first-run genres.

Breaking news and college basketball conspire to hold down ratings for first-run shows in the week ending March 27. Judge Judy retains its best-in-class status and, along with only three talkers and one magazine, claims a week-to-week ratings gain.

Many first-run shows are flat or down in the week ending March 20 as PUT levels fall thanks to the pulls of March Madness and Daylight Saving Time.

Most syndicated shows were sideways or slightly down during the week ending March 13, which is par for the course for the first week after the February sweeps.

Five out of six courtrooms record ratings increases over a year ago. Judge Judy is first-run’s overall winner. Other genres didn’t fare so well in this year’s February sweep.

With many first-run shows finishing flat in the week ending Feb. 28, those two genres had an abundance of shows reporting week-to-week improvement. Also moving up were a couple of talkers and one magazine.

Flat to down is the result for most first-run syndies in the week ending Feb. 21. Some exceptions are Family Feud, Judge Mathis,

A number of first-run series in all genres post gains in the week ending Feb. 14, with several series- and season-highs.

With most shows flat or down slightly, most of the genre leaders in first run retain their top spots.

Among the established strips, Wendy Williams was the only talk show moving up week to week, adding 6%, and landing in a tie for fifth place with Maury, at a 1.8. Others in first run with positive frames in the week ending Jan. 31 included rookie Crime Watch Daily, which set a new series high.

He’s on a syndication roll, garnering all-time highs for both his eponymous talk show and the game he hosts, Family Feud.

In access, the top seven magazines continued to climb in the week ending Jan. 10, with all of them at or near season-high levels. Game shows did well too, with four hitting new highs, including Family Feud, which tied its all-time high national household rating with a 7.2 rating and delivered a 3.8 among women 25-54.

In the week ending Jan. 3, first-run shows in multiple genres posted increases, including many in the double-digits and several that set new records for the season.

Most shows were down in the traditionally slow week. Among the few gainers in first-run were Live with Kelly & Michael, Rachael Ray, Divorce Court and Paternity Court.

Five chat fests and three courtrooms posted week-to-week gains in the session ending Dec. 20.

Only two of the 14 talk shows were able to move up from the previous frame in the week ending Dec. 13. The same held true for most of the other first-run genres as well.

All of the mags post gains in the week ending Dec. 6, the first following the November sweep, with five of the eight posting double-digit gains.

Six of the seven courtrooms post increases over a year ago, three in double digits. Overall, Judge Judy is the syndie champ, while Crime Watch Daily is the top rookie.

While racking up another No. 1 slot for both the genre and first-run syndication overall, the show extends its court show first-place record to 1,000 consecutive weeks.

Coverage of the Paris terror attacks in the week ending Nov. 13 depressed many ratings. Week-to-week increases were reported by only four talkers, one courtroom and two game shows.

Six magazine shows, one talker, two courtrooms and two games post their best ratings so far in the week ending Nov. 8.

All of the top five gabfests post new season highs in the week ending Nov. 1. Crime Watch Daily remained the dominant new first-run strip for the seventh consecutive week

Magazines and games generally do well also in the week ending Oct. 25 as do newcomers Crime Watch Daily and FABLife.