Schneider’s ‘Jeopardy’ Swan Song Hits Sweet Note

Super-contestant Amy Schneider’s parting gift to Jeopardy in the last full week of her record run was a first-place finish featuring a sparkling 6.6 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating. That marked an increase of 2% from the week before and a gain of 12% from last year at this time in the session ending Jan. 23. Schneider’s spectacular winning streak was snapped on Jan. 27 after 40 consecutive victories.

Among magazines, Extra and TMZ were hot, with both hitting new season highs. The Billy Bush-hosted Extra unleashed a 17% surge to a 0.7 and was the category’s only show in the top five to hold 100% of its ratings from last year at this time.

Meanwhile, TMZ tallied a 14% gain to a 0.8.

Major movers in talk circles were Ellen DeGeneres, which darted ahead 10% to match its best stats of the season at a 1.1, and Wendy Williams, which perked up 14% to a 0.8 with guest hosts Kym Whitley and Finesse Mitchell.

Dr. Phil led the talkers for a third straight week with a healthy 1.8, up 6% from the same week one year ago.

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

• Dr. Phil (0.7, unchanged from the week before), tied with Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.7, unchanged)
• Ellen DeGeneres (0.4, unchanged), tied with Kelly Clarkson (0.4, unchanged) and Maury (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

Dr. Phil (CMV) 1.8 -10%

Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.7 NC

Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.1 +10%

The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 1.0 NC

Maury (NBCU) 0.8 -11%

Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.8 +14%

Rachael Ray (CMV) 0.8 NC

Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC

Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.6 NC

Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.6 NC

The Good Dish (Sony) 0.4 NA

Nick Cannon (CMV) 0.4 NC

Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.4 +33%

The Real (WBDTD) 0.3 NC

The Doctors (CMV) 0.2 NC

COURT SHOWS

Judge Judy (CMV) 4.9 -9%

Hot Bench(CMV) 1.6 NC

People’s Court (WBDTD) 0.8 NC

Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.7 NC

Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.5 +25%

Divorce Court (Fox First Run) 0.5 NC

Relative Justice (EW Media Group) 0.4 NC

GAME SHOWS

Jeopardy (CMV) 6.6 +2%

Wheel of Fortune (CMV) 6.0 +2%

Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.8 -3%

You Bet Your Life (Fox First Run) 0.8 NC

25 Words or Less (Fox First Run) 0.8 NC

Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.4 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

Inside Edition (CMV) 2.4 -4%

Entertainment Tonight (CMV) 2.2 -4%

TMZ (Fox First Run) 0.8* +14%

Access Hollywood (NBCU) 0.8 -11%

Extra (WBDTD) 0.7* +17%

Daily Mail TV (CMV) 0.5 -17%

Dish Nation (Fox First Run) 0.3 +50%

OFF-NET SITCOMS

Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 2.3 NC

Last Man Standing (Disney-ABC) 1.4 -7%

Young Sheldon (WBDTD) 1.0 NC

Modern Family (Disney-ABC) 0.8 NC

Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 0.8 NC

The Goldbergs(Sony) 0.8 +14%

Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 0.7 -13%

Seinfeld (Sony) 0.7 NC

Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.6 NC

Mom (WBDTD) 0.6 +20%

Two Broke Girls (WBDTD)

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.6 -3%

Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 1.2 -14%

Chicago Fire (NBCU) 1.1 -15%

Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.1 -8%

Monk (NBCU) 1.0 -9%

­­­6. Seal Team (CMV) 0.9 -10%

Castle (Disney-ABC) 0.9 +13%