‘Entertainment Tonight’ Jumps 11% To Top The Magazines

Entertainment Tonight was the star of the magazine shows in the otherwise sleepy summer session ending Aug. 14, spiking 11% to a nine-week high 2.0 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating.

The big gain came despite the Emmy-winning program having its primary runs preempted by preseason football in several key markets — including New York — on Aug. 12. ET also surged 17% among women 25-54 to lead all magazines in the key demo.

The only other magazine moving up in households was ET’s sister series Inside Edition, which edged ahead 5% to a 2.1.

Family Feud finished first in the game show competition for the second week in a row, and the third time in four weeks, although it slipped 4% to a 5.0 due mainly to a large number of preemptions for the Field of Dreams Game on Fox.

Live with Kelly and Ryan relinquished 7% to a 1.4, but still was the Nielsen No.1-rated talk show for the 50^th time in the last 65 weeks, including 16 ties with Dr. Phil. Phil, in repeats all week, gave back 7% to a 1.3.

Encore episodes of the soon-to-depart Ellen DeGeneres continued to draw a crowd, climbing 17%, the most of any talker.

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

• Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.5, unchanged from the week before)
• Dr. Phil (0.4, unchanged)
• Steve Wilkos (0.3, unchanged), tied with Maury (0.3, unchanged) and Rachael Ray (0.3, +50%)

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

Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.4 -7%

Dr. Phil (CMV) 1.3 -7%

Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 0.7 +17%

Maury (NBCU) 0.7 NC

The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 0.7 NC

Rachael Ray (CMV) 0.6 NC

Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.6 NC

Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.6 NC

Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.5 NC

Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.4 -20%

The Good Dish (Sony) 0.3 NC

Nick Cannon (CMV) 0.3 NC

Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.3 NC

The Real (WBDTD) 0.2 NC

The Doctors (CMV) 0.2 NC

COURT SHOWS

Judge Judy (CMV) 4.2 -5%

Hot Bench(CMV) 1.2 NC

People’s Court (WBDTD) 0.7 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 NC

GAME SHOWS

Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.0 -4%

Jeopardy (CMV) 4.4 +5%

Wheel of Fortune (CMV) 4.1** -2%

You Bet Your Life (Fox First Run) 0.7 -13%

25 Words or Less (Fox First Run) 0.7 NC

Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.4 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

Inside Edition (CMV) 2.1 +5%

Entertainment Tonight (CMV) 2.0 +11%

Access Hollywood (NBCU) 0.7 NC

TMZ (Fox First Run) 0.6 -14%

Extra (WBDTD) 0.5 -17%

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) 0.7 -13%

Modern Family (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC

Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 0.7 NC

The Goldbergs(Sony) 0.6 NC

Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 0.6 -14%

Seinfeld (Sony) 0.5** -17%

Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 0.4 NC

Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.4 -20%

Mom (WBDTD) 0.9 -29%

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 4.2 +2%

NCIS: New Orleans (CMV)

Chicago Fire (NBCU) 1.2 NC

Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

Monk (NBCU) 0.9 NC

Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 0.8 -27%

Bull (CNV) 0.7 -13%

­Seal Team (CMV) 0.7 NC

Castle (Disney-ABC) 0.7 -13%