Big Bounce-Back Week For Syndies

All of the magazines, except newcomer Dish Nation, and all of the top-tier talk shows surged in the week ending July 14.

Recovering sharply from a depressed July 4 holiday session, leader Entertainment Tonight, TMZ, Access Hollywood and Extra all rose by double digits, with Inside Edition and OMG Insider also showing good growth.

In daytime, Live with Kelly and Michael topped the talkers for a second straight week; Dr. Phil improved sharply despite being in repeats all week; Maury moved up; Dr. Oz gained as the Food and Drug Administration proposed new safety limits on toxic arsenic in apple juice, an issue made famous by the show in 2011; Ellen advanced and rookie Katie hit its highest ratings in 12 weeks.

Judge Judy gained significantly from last year and was the highest-rated show in first-run syndication for the 11th straight week even though it was in reruns all week.

The week’s top nationally rated talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:

• Live with Kelly and Michael (1.6, up 7% from the week before)
• Dr. Phil (1.4, +17%)
• Maury (1.3, +8%)
• Ellen (1.2, +20)
• Dr. Oz (1.0, unchanged) tied with Wendy Williams (1.0, -9%)
• Katie (0.9, +29%)
• Steve Wilkos (0.8, unchanged)

In the metered markets for first six days for the summer tryout runs of Warner Bros.’ The Real and Twentieth Television’s Kris talk shows, which began July 15, The Real (1.0 household rating/3 share) was up 25% from its year-ago time period average, while Kris (0.9/3) was down 18%.

Among women 25-54, The Real (0.8/5) was up 60% from last year’s time periods, while Kris (0.7/5) was flat.

In the women 18-49 demo, The Real (0.7/5) was up 40% compared to a year ago, while Kris (0.6/4) was flat.

In the household rating rankings that follow, * indicates a new season high rating; ** indicates a new season low; % change is from the previous week; NC indicates no change from the previous week.

TALK SHOWS

1. Live with Kelly and Michael (Disney-ABC) 2.5 NC

2. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.4 +9%

3. Maury (NBCU) 2.1 +5%

4. Dr. Oz (Sony) 2.0 +5%

5. Ellen (WBDTD) 1.8 +6%

5. Katie (Disney-ABC) 1.8 +6%

7. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.3 -7%

8. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 -14%

8. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 -7%

8. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

8. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.2 NC

12. The Doctors (CTD) 1.1 -8%

13. Trisha (NBCU) 0.5 NC

14. The Better Show (Meredith) 0.1 NC

FRESHMEN TALKERS

1. Katie (Disney-ABC) 1.8 +6%

2. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.2 NC

3. Trisha (NBCU) 0.5 NC

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.2 +3%

2. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.6 NC

3. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.2** -8%

4. Judge Alex (Twentieth) 1.1 -8%

4. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.1 -8%

6. America’s Court with Judge Ross (Entertainment Studios) 0.6 NC

7. Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez (Entertainment Studios) 0.4 NC

8. We the People with Gloria Allred (Entertainment Studios) 0.2 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.3 +10%

2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.6 +4%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.9 +12%

4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.6 +14%

5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.4 +17%

6. OMG Insider (CTD) 1.3 +8%

7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.9 NC

GAME SHOWS

1. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.9 +7%

2. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.7 +10%

3. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury) 4.4 +5%

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 2.4 +4%

5. Baggage (GSN) 0.9 -18%

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 6.90 +3%

2. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 4.3 +5%

3. Family Guy (Twentieth) 3.3 +3%

4. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 2.5 +4%

5. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 2.2 +5%

6. Friends (WBDTD) 2.1 +5%

7. Seinfeld (Sony) 2.0 NC

8. Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 1.7 NC

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.6 -12%

2. Criminal Minds (CTD) 2.5 NC

3. CSI: Miami (CTD) 2.3 +15%

4. House (NBCU) 2.1 -28%

4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 2.1 NC

6. Law & Order (NBCU) 1.9** -10%