Few Syndie Fireworks Leading Into July 4 Week

Few syndicated shows celebrated the week leading into the July 4 holiday as most lost ground or, at best, went sideways. Making the going especially rough were post-pandemic summer vacations, preemptions for reports on Bill Cosby’s conviction being overturned and charges brought against the Trump organization. Drew Barrymore and Dr. Oz were the only first-run daytime strips of any type bucking the downtrend and breaking into positive territory.

Newcomer Barrymore jumped 25% from the week before to a 0.5 live-plus-same-day national rating and averaged more than 650,000 viewers each day, according to Nielsen.

Veteran Oz perked up a healthy 20% to a 0.6 and just nipped recently renewed rookie Barrymore, which rose despite being in reruns on all five days.

Live with Kelly and Ryan, the No. 1 talker, went on hiatus, but still had no trouble leading the yak pack for the eighth week in a row, giving back 6% to a 1.6 with repackaged episodes. Dr. Phil, also in repeats, took second with a steady 1.4. Everything else in the category was below a 1.0.

In time periods sporting higher PUT levels, none of the big game shows advanced. Family Feud fell 8% to a 5.4, but still topped the overall syndie chart.

Jeopardy was in stable condition at a 4.9, with Dr. Sanjay Gupta at the podium. Wheel of Fortune skidded 4% to a 4.5.

On the court show docket, reruns of Judge Judy dipped 2% to a 4.7, but still creamed its legal competition and ranked as the week’s third-highest show in syndication. Second-place gaveler Hot Bench backtracked 7% to a 1.4, while People’s Court eroded 11% to a 0.8.

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

• Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.7, unchanged from the week before)
• Dr. Phil (0.5, unchanged)
• Kelly Clarkson (0.4, unchanged), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (0.4, unchanged), Wendy Williams (0.4, -20%) 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

Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.6 -6%

Dr. Phil (CMV) 1.4 NC

Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 0.9 NC

Maury (NBCU) 0.9 NC

Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.9 -10%

The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 0.8 NC

Rachael Ray (CMV) 0.7 NC

Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.7 NC

Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.6 NC

Dr. Oz (Sony) 0.6 +20%

Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.5 +25%

The Real (WBDTD) 0.3 NC

The Doctors (CMV) 0.2 NC

Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.2 NC

COURT SHOWS

Judge Judy (CMV) 4.7 -2%

Hot Bench(CMV) 1.4 -7%

People’s Court (WBDTD) 0.8 -11%

Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.7 NC

Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.5 NC

Divorce Court (Fox First Run) 0.5 NC

Protection Court (Trifecta) 0.2 -33%

GAME SHOWS

Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.4 -8%

Jeopardy (CMV) 4.9 NC

Wheel of Fortune (CMV) 4.5 -4%

25 Words or Less (Fox First Run) 0.8 NC

Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.4 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

Inside Edition (CMV) 2.2 +5%

Entertainment Tonight (CMV) 2.0 NC

TMZ (WBDTD) 0.8 NC

Access Hollywood (NBCU) 0.7 -13%

Extra (WBDTD) 0.6 -14%

Daily Mail TV (CMV) 0.6 NC

Dish Nation (Fox First Run) 0.3 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 2.3 -4%

Last Man Standing (Disney-ABC) 1.5 NC

Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 1.0 NC

Modern Family (Disney-ABC) 0.9 NC

The Goldbergs(Sony) 0.8 NC

Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 0.8 -11%

Seinfeld (Sony) 0.8 NC

Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 0.7 NC

Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.7 +17%

Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 0.7 -13%

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.8 -5%

Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 2.4* +26%

Monk (NBCU) 1.8* +100%

Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

NCIS (CMV) 0.9 NC

NCIS: New Orleans (CMV) 0.8 -11%