Hurricane Ida caused numerous news preemptions and electrical failures in the pre-Labor Day session ending Sept. 5, resulting in few advances over the previous week.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Live’ Tops In Talk, ‘Feud’ Wins Among Games
Only a handful of syndicated shows were able to overcome the powerful headwinds of Hurricane Ida, which caused numerous news preemptions and electrical failures in the pre-Labor Day session ending Sept. 5.
The only two talk shows breaking into positive territory were mainstay Dr. Phil, which rose 8% from the week before to a 1.4 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and renewed newcomer Drew Barrymore, which moved up 25% to a 0.5.
Both strips scored even though they were in repeats all five days.
Live with Kelly and Ryan, the No. 1 talker of the 2020-21 season, hung tough at a 1.6 and led the chat pack for a 17th straight week despite airing only repackaged episodes. In addition, Live was the only daytime program to beat its year-ago rating.
Turning to primetime access, Family Feud slipped 2% to a 5.5, but still topped the games. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy each inched up 5% to a 4.5 and a 4.1, respectively.
For the just-ended syndication season (Aug. 29), Feud led all of syndication with a 5.5, the first time Feud has won a syndicated season since local people meters debuted in 1986, Debmar-Mercury said. Feud also was tops among women 25-54 for the season with a 2.0.
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Among entertainment magazines, Entertainment Tonight clocked a steady 2.0, followed by Access Hollywood which held at a 0.8, and Extra, which preserved its 0.7 despite a pile of football preemptions.
Extra tied TMZ, which slumped 13%. Further back, Daily Mail TV hosted a 17% slide to a 0.5.
In the overnights, Ellen DeGeneres started its 19th and final season on Monday, Sept. 13, with a 40% increase over last September.
The top talk shows for the week ending Sept. 5 among women 25-54 were:
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.6, -14% from the week before)
- Dr. Phil (0.5, unchanged)
- Kelly Clarkson (0.4, unchanged), tied with 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 NC
Dr. Phil (CMV) 1.4 +8%
Maury (NBCU) 0.9 NC
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCU) 0.8 NC
Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 0.7 -13%
Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.7 NC
Rachael Ray (CMV) 0.7 NC
Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 0.6 -14%
Tamron Hall (Disney-ABC) 0.6 -14%
Drew Barrymore (CMV) 0.5 +25%
Dr. Oz (Sony) 0.5 NC
The Real (WBDTD) 0.3 NC
The Doctors (CMV) 0.2 NC
Jerry Springer (NBCU) 0.2 NC
COURT SHOWS
Judge Judy (CMV) 4.4 NC
Hot Bench(CMV) 1.4 -7%
People’s Court (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 0.6 NC
Judge Jerry (NBCU) 0.5 -17%
Divorce Court (Fox First Run) 0.5 NC
Protection Court (Trifecta) 0.2 NC
GAME SHOWS
Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.5 -2%
Wheel of Fortune (CMV) 4.5 +5%
Jeopardy (CMV) 4.1 +5%
25 Words or Less (Fox First Run) 0.8 NC
Funny You Should Ask(Entertainment Studios) 0.5 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
Inside Edition (CMV) 2.2 +10%
Entertainment Tonight (CMV) 2.0 NC
Access Hollywood (NBCU) 0.8 NC
TMZ (WBDTD) 0.7 -13%
Extra (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Daily Mail TV (CMV) 0.5 -17%
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) 0.9 +13%
Family Guy (Disney-ABC) 0.8 NC
Seinfeld (Sony) 0.7 -13%
Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
Mom (WBDTD) 0.6 NC
Black-ish (Disney-ABC) 0.6 NC
Schitt’s Creek (CMV) 0.6 -14%
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.8 NC
Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 1.9 +12%
Monk (NBCU) 1.7 +13%
Chicago P.D. (NBCU) 1.1 -15%
NCIS (CMV) 0.9 NC
Castle (Disney-ABC) 0.9+29%
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