‘Jeopardy’ Tops Game Shows And All Of Syndication

It wins the week ending May 15 despite dipping 10% from the previous session.

By TVN Staff | May 24, 2022 | 12:04 p.m. ET.

Jeopardy ratings slid 10% to a seven-week low 5.2 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating in the session ending May 15, which was the first week following the stunning defeat of super-contestant Mattea Roach who lost by a single dollar. Roach had racked up 23 consecutive wins while amassing just over $560,000. But Jeopardy still led the game shows — and all of syndication — for a seventh straight week.

Family Feud fell 4% to a second-place 5.1, while Wheel of Fortune eroded 8% to a 4.6.

On the positive side, Dr. Phil held its ground at a 1.6 and took over sole possession of first place in the talk show race, breaking three weeks of ties with Live with Kelly and Ryan, which relinquished 6% to a 1.5.

Of note, the soon-to-be heavily upgraded Kelly Clarkson had the best year-to-year improvement of any talker in the top 10 with a 13% increase to a 0.9, which put it at No. 3 in the hotly contested category.

Elsewhere, Entertainment Tonight remained No. 1 among magazines for a second straight week, staying tied with sister show Inside Edition despite both dipping 5% to a 2.1.

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

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Dr. Phil (0.5, unchanged from the week before), tied with Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.5, -17%)

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 NC

Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.5 -6%

Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 0.9 -10%

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

Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.6 NC

Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.6 -14%

Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.5 NC

The Good Dish (Sony) 0.4 NC