The talk show featured a widely-praised tribute to late co-host Regis Philbin on July 27 and, on July 31, an encore presentation of the “Regis Farewell Celebration Special” from Nov. 8, 2011, pushing it up 19% in the week ending Aug. 2.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Live’ Stands Out In Slow Summer Session
In the moribund mid-summer session ending Aug. 2 where almost everything else in syndication hit a brick wall, Live with Kelly and Ryan rocketed to the top of the talk shows with a 19% ratings surge to a seven-week high 1.9 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen.
The show featured a widely-praised tribute to late co-host Regis Philbin on July 27 and, on July 31, an encore presentation of the “Regis Farewell Celebration Special” from Nov. 8, 2011.
Dr. Phil, which had led the talkers for the previous six weeks, was second with a steady 1.8.
Finishing a distant third was Maury at an unchanged 1.1 for the eighth straight week.
Further back, daytime staple since 2003 Ellen DeGeneres was mired at its all-time low 1.0 for the second week in a row.
Nielsen daytime deity Judge Judy was in reruns on all five days, easing 2% to a 5.6, which was still the highest household rating of anything in syndication. Even with numerous preemptions, Judy outperformed such prime access heavyweights as Family Feud, which fell 4% to a 5.5; Jeopardy, which inched up 2% to a 4.8; and Wheel of Fortune, which faded 2% to a new season low 4.7.
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The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.8, +14% from the week before)
- Dr. Phil (0.6, -14%)
- Maury (0.5, -17%)
- Ellen DeGeneres (0.4, -20%), tied with Steve Wilkos (0.4, 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
Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.9 +19%
Dr. Phil (CTD) 1.8 NC
Maury (NBCU) 1.1 NC
Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.0 NC
Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.9 -10%
6. Rachael Ray (CTD) 0.8 NC
Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.7** -13%
Dr. Oz (Sony) 0.6 NC
The Real (WBDTD) 0.4 NC
The Doctors (CTD) 0.4 NC
Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.3 NC
FIRST-RUN ROOKIES
25 Words or Less (CTD) 0.9 -10%
Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.8 NC
Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 0.7** -22%
Personal Injury Court (MGM) 0.4 NC
Mel Robbins (Sony) 0.3 NC
Protection Court (Trifecta) 0.2 NC
COURT SHOWS
Judge Judy (CTD) 5.6 -2%
Hot Bench(CTD) 1.9 -10%
People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.3 NC
Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
Divorce Court (20th Television) 0.6 NC
Caught in Providence (Debmar-Mercury) 0.4 -20%
GAME SHOWS
Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.5 -4%
Jeopardy (CTD) 4.8 +2%
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 4.7** -2%
Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.5 NC
OFF-NET CRIME
Dateline M-F (NBCU) 1.1 NC
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 0.8 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.4 -4%
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.3 -4%
Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.0 -9%
TMZ (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
Extra (WBDTD) 0.7** -13%
Daily Mail TV (CTD) 0.7 -13%
Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.1 -50%
OFF-NET SITCOMS
Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 2.5** -7%
Last Man Standing (20th Television) 2.0 NC
3. Modern Family (20th Television) 1.2 NC
Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
The Goldbergs(Sony) 1.0 -9%
Family Guy (20th Television)0.9 -10%
Seinfeld (Sony) 0.9 -10%
Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.9 +13%
Mom (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 2.8 -18%
Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 1.5 +15%
NCIS: New Orleans (CTD) 1.2 +9%
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 1.1 +22%
Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.1 +22%
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 0.9 -10%
American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 0.9 -10%
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