It surged 16% from the previous frame to a five-week high 2.2 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating in the week ending May 8.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
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Entertainment Tonight made the biggest upward move among magazines as May got under in the session ending May 8. The star-studded series surged 16% from the previous frame to a five-week high 2.2 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and caught up to Inside Edition at the top of the newsmaker chart.
Edition picked up 5%, while Access Hollywood took over the No. 3 slot, spiking 14% to a 0.8 in households and improving 33% in the key women 25-54 demo.
In daytime, the big talkers had plenty of positive things to say. Dr. Phil and Live with Kelly and Ryan each shot up 7% to a 1.6 and stayed deadlocked in first place for a third straight week.
Epic talk show Ellen DeGeneres, in its 19th and final season, continued to create excitement, jumping 11% both week to week and year over year to a 1.0. After hosting more than 4,000 guests, Ellen will preside over the show’s last original episode on May 26.
And not to be outdone, Tamron Hall flourished with a 17% spike to a 0.7.
Nielsen also gave a big nod to Judge Judy as syndicated television’s supreme court climbed 7% to 4.6 verdict.
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The access game shows continued to be led by Jeopardy, which added 9% to a 5.8.
The top talk shows for the week among women 25-54 were:
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.6, unchanged from the week before)
- Dr. Phil (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) 1.6 +7%
Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.6 +7%
Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.0 +11%
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 0.9 NC
Maury (NBCU) 0.7 NC
Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.7 NC
Rachael Ray (CMV) 0.7 NC
Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.7 +17%
Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.6 NC
Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.5 NC
The Good Dish (Sony) 0.4 NC
Nick Cannon (CMV) 0.3 -25%
Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.3 NC
The Real (WBDTD) 0.3 NC
The Doctors (CMV) 0.2 NC
COURT SHOWS
Judge Judy (CMV) 4.6 +7%
Hot Bench(CMV) 1.4 NC
People’s Court (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.6 +20%
Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.4 NC
Divorce Court (Fox First Run) 0.4 -20%
Relative Justice (EW Media Group) 0.3 NC
GAME SHOWS
Jeopardy (CMV) 5.8 +9%
Wheel of Fortune (CMV) 5.0 +14%
Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.3 +2%
You Bet Your Life (Fox First Run) 0.8 NC
25 Words or Less (Fox First Run) 0.7 -13%
Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.4 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
Inside Edition (CMV) 2.2 +5%
Entertainment Tonight (CMV) 2.2 +16%
Access Hollywood (NBCU) 0.8 +14%
TMZ (Fox First Run) 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) 2.0 +5%
Last Man Standing (Disney-ABC) 1.2 NC
Young Sheldon (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
The Goldbergs(Sony) 0.8 +14%
Modern Family (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC
Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 0.7 -13%
Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC
Seinfeld (Sony) 0.6 NC
Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 0.5 +25%
Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.5 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.8 +9%
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.3 +18%
Chicago Fire (NBCU) 1.1 NC
Monk (NBCU) 1.1 +22%
Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 1.1 NC
Bull (CNV) 0.9 NC
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