The 33% uptick for the guest-hosted premiere week was the most for any syndicated strip in the frame ending Oct. 24.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Wendy Williams’ Takes A Leap In Season Debut
The Wendy Williams talk show began its 13th season with guest hosts subbing for its sidelined star and surged 33%, the biggest increase of any strip in syndication, to a fifth-place 0.8 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, in the session ending Oct. 24.
The top talkers remained Live with Kelly and Ryan with and Dr. Phil, with both heavy hitters holding steady at a 1.7.
Kelly Clarkson and Ellen DeGeneres were also sharp, with the duo hanging tough at a prominent 0.9 despite preemptions for breaking news about the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, as well as strong competition from the baseball playoffs on cable.
Elsewhere, Access Hollywood was by far the biggest gainer among the magazines, shooting up 33% in the key women 25-54 demo and surging ahead 14% in households to match its season high 0.8.
In the game show arena, Jeopardy dipped 2% to a 5.6 in its first full week without star contestant Matt Amodio, but remained the overall syndication leader.
Judge Judy tallied a 4.6 to rule the court shows for the 1,309th consecutive session — or every week for more than the past quarter century.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
At the back of the judicial pack, newcomer Relative Justice declined 25% to a new season low 0.3.
The top talk shows for the week among women 25-54 were:
- Dr. Phil (0.6, unchanged from the week before), tied with Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.6, -14%)
- Wendy Williams (0.4, +33%), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (0.4, unchanged), 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) 1.7 NC
Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.7 NC
Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 0.9 NC
Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.8 +33%
Maury (NBCU) 0.7** -13%
Rachael Ray (CMV) 0.7 -13%
Dr. Oz (Sony) 0.6 NC
Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.6 -14%
Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.5 NC
Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.5 -17%
Nick Cannon (CMV) 0.4 NC
Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.3 NC
The Real (WBDTD) 0.2** -33%
The Doctors (CMV) 0.2 NC
COURT SHOWS
Judge Judy (CMV) 4.6 NC
Hot Bench(CMV) 1.5 -6%
People’s Court (WBDTD) 0.8 +14%
Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.6 NC
Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.4 NC
Divorce Court (Fox First Run) 0.4 NC
Relative Justice (EW Media Group) 0.3** -25%
GAME SHOWS
Jeopardy (CMV) 5.6 -2%
Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.3 -4%
Wheel of Fortune (CMV) 5.0 -2%
You Bet Your Life (Fox First Run) 0.7 NC
25 Words or Less (Fox First Run) 0.7 NC
Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.3** -25%
MAGAZINE SHOWS
Inside Edition (CMV) 2.2 NC
Entertainment Tonight (CMV) 2.0 -5%
Access Hollywood (NBCU) 0.8 +14%
TMZ (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Extra (WBDTD) 0.6 NC
Daily Mail TV (CMV) 0.5 NC
Dish Nation (Fox First Run) 0.2 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 2.0** -5%
Last Man Standing (Disney-ABC) 1.2 -8%
Young Sheldon (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
The Goldbergs(Sony) 0.8 NC
Modern Family (Disney-ABC) 0.7-13%
Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 0.7 -13%
Seinfeld (Sony) 0.7 NC
Mike and Molly (WBDTD)
Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.5 NC
Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 0.5** -17%
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.9 NC
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.2 +33%
Chicago Fire (NBCU) 1.1 -8%
Monk (NBCU) 1.0 -9%
Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 0.9 NC
Bull (CMV) 0.9 +13%
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