The morning mainstay led the yak pack in the week ending Dec. 20, racing ahead 11% to a 2.1, its highest Nielsen number since early May.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Live With Kelly And Ryan’ Tops Talkers
Three of the year’s hottest talk shows — Live with Kelly and Ryan, Tamron Hall and Kelly Clarkson — all lit up the Nielsen chart and were the only syndicated offerings to unwrap new season highs in the week before Christmas session ending Dec. 20.
Rising sophomore stat Hall shot up 11% from the prior frame to a 1.0 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen, its best rating of the current television year, and for the first time tied veteran gabfest Ellen DeGeneres at the No. 4 spot among the 14 talkers. Ellen was off 9% to a 1.0.
Just ahead of Hall was fellow sophomore hit Kelly Clarkson, which climbed to sole possession of third place with a 9% advance to a new season record 1.2, defeating Ellen by 20%.
Not to be outdone, morning mainstay Live with Kelly and Ryan led the yak pack, racing ahead 11% to a 2.1, its highest Nielsen number since early May.
Dr. Phil was a solid second with a steady 1.9.
Judge Judy blew away all competition, jumping 2% to a stellar 5.7 and ruling the court shows for the 1,265th straight week. Judy was also rated as syndication’s No. 1 show overall in households for the 14th time in the past 18 weeks.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
In access, magazines did well to hold their ground despite football preemptions in many markets, although Entertainment Tonight was the only one to improve, growing 5% to a 2.3.
The top talk shows for the week among women 25-54 were:
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.8, unchanged from the week before)
- Dr. Phil (0.7, unchanged)
- Kelly Clarkson (0.5, unchanged), tied with Maury (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
Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 2.1* +11%
Dr. Phil (CTD) 1.9 NC
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 1.2* +9%
Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.0** -9%
Maury (NBCU) 1.0 NC
Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 1.0* +11%
Rachael Ray (CTD) 0.9 NC
Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.8 -11%
Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.8 +14%
Dr. Oz (Sony) 0.7 NC
The Real (WBDTD) 0.4 NC
The Doctors (CTD) 0.2** -33%
Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.2 NC
FIRST-RUN ROOKIE
Drew Barrymore (CTD) 0.5 NC
COURT SHOWS
Judge Judy (CTD) 5.7 +2%
Hot Bench(CTD) 1.7 -6%
People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.0 NC
Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.7 NC
Divorce Court (20th Television) 0.6 NC
Protection Court (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
GAME SHOWS
Jeopardy (CTD) 5.5 NC
Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.3 -5%
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.2 -4%
25 Words or Less (CTD) 0.8 -11%
Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.5 +25%
MAGAZINE SHOWS
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.4 NC
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.3 +5%
Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.0 NC
TMZ (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Extra (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Daily Mail TV (CTD) 0.6 NC
Dish Nation (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 2.5 +4%
Last Man Standing (Disney-ABC) 1.7 NC
Modern Family (Disney-ABC) 1.2 NC
Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 1.0 -9%
The Goldbergs(Sony) 1.0 NC
Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 1.0 NC
Seinfeld (Sony) 0.8 NC
Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 0.8 +14%
Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Mom (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.7 NC
Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 1.6 NC
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 0.9 +29%
NCIS (CTD) 0.9 -18%
NCIS: New Orleans (CTD) 0.8 -20%
Castle (Disney-ABC) 0.8 NC
Monk (NBCU) 0.8 +14%
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