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WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP

‘Judge Judy’ Tops Syndies In Strong Session

Judge Judy hit a five-week high, while five of the top six magazine shows also posted stellar results. Dr. Phil continued its 149th-week-in-a-row winning streak among talkers.
By Staff | July 23, 2019 | 1:53 p.m. ET.

Judge Judy lit up the Nielsen chart with a 13% leap from the prior frame to a five-week high 6.3 live plus same day national rating and easily overwhelmed all of syndication despite being partially in repeats in the generally buoyant session ending July 14.

Five of the top six magazines posted stellar results. Extra and Daily Mail TV clocked the strongest percentage increases with both shows surging 13% to a 0.9. Access scored the largest year-to-year improvement, swelling 10% both annually as well as weekly to tie TMZ at a 1.1. Access also grew 25% in the key women 25-54 demographic. Inside Edition had a 2.6 and sister show Entertainment Tonight at a 2.5 led the category with gains of 8% and 9% respectively.

Back in daytime, Dr. Phil was in reruns on all five days but held its ground at a 2.2 and finished first among talkers for the 149th week in a row. Live with Kelly and Ryan was the second highest talk show for the 20th consecutive week with a steady 1.9.

Rounding out the top five, encore episodes of Ellen DeGeneres recovered 15% to a 1.5, Maury maintained a 1.2 and Wendy Williams returned from its hiatus with four originals and one repeat spiking 33% to a 1.2 and tying the all-repeat week of Maury.

Meanwhile, week one of a scheduled six-week test that began July 15 for comedic game show Punchline was graded at as 0.4 rating 1 share, weighted metered market average, down 33% from both its lead-ins and July 2018 time periods.

Back in the national ratings, true crime leader Dateline delivered a 8% spike to a 1.3 and a 20% surge in women 25-54 to a 0.6 in the demo. Meanwhile, the scripted Chicago PD shot up 13% to a 0.9.

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The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:

  • Dr. Phil (0.8, -11% from the week before), tied with Live With Kelly and Ryan (0.8, unchanged)
  • Maury (0.7, unchanged)
  • Ellen DeGeneres (0.6, up 20%),
  • Steve Wilkos (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 mean not applicable.

TALK SHOWS

  1. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.2 NC
  2. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.9 NC
  3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.5 +15%
  4. Maury (NBCU) 1.2 NC; Wendy Williams 1.2 +33%
  1. Steve (NBCU) 1.0 +11%
  2. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.9 NC; Rachael Ray (CTD) 0.9 NC; Dr. Oz (Sony) 0.9 +13%
  1. The Doctors (CTD) 0.5 NC; The Real (WBDTD) 0.5 +25%
  1. Pickler & Ben (Disney-ABC) 0.3 -25%

FIRST-RUN ROOKIE SHOWS

  1. Face the Truth(CTD) 0.6 NC
  2. Caught in Providence(20th Television) 0.5 NC +20%

COURT SHOWS

  1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.3 +13%
  2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.0 NC
  3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.3 NC
  4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
  5. Divorce Court(20th Television) 0.6 NC

GAME SHOWS

  1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.9 +4%
  2. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.6 +10%
  3. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.2 +11%
  4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.5 +7%
  5. Funny You Should Ask (Entertainment Studios) 0.5 NC

INTERNET VIDEO

  1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.2 +9%

OFF-NET TRUE CRIME

  1. DatelineM-F (NBCU) 1.3 +8%
  2. Live PD: Police Patrol( Sony) 1.1 NC
  3. True Crime Files (20th Television) 0.3 NC

SCRIPTED OFF-NET POLICE PROCEDURAL

  1. Chicago P.D.(NBCU) 0.9 +13%

MAGAZINE SHOWS

  1. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.6 +8%
  2. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.5 +9%
  3. Access (NBCU) 1.1 +10%; TMZ (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
  5. Extra (WBDTD) 0.9 +13%; Daily Mail TV (CTD) 0.9 +13%
  7. Page Six TV (20th Television) 0.5 NC
  8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.2 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

  1. Big Bang Theory(WBDTD) 3.9 +8%
  2. Last Man Standing (20th Television) 2.1 NC
  3. Modern Family(20th Television) 1.7 +6%
  4. The Goldbergs (Sony) 1.3 NC; Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 1.3 +8%
  6. Family Guy(20th Television) 1.2 NC
  7. Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 1.0 -9%; Seinfeld (Sony) 1.0 NC; Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.0 +11%
  1. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 0.9 NC

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

  1. Dateline Weekly(NBCU) 3.2 +3%
  2. NCIS: New Orleans (CTD) 1.4 +8%; Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
  1. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 1.3 -7%
  2. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.1 NC
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