Preemptions for or competition from Washington stories affects the ratings for a number of magazine, court and game shows in the session ending June 18.
WEEKLY SYNDICATED RATINGS REPORT
Breaking News Take Toll On Syndie Numbers
Ratings for many syndicated shows were lower in the week ending June 18, thanks to competition with — or preemptions from — news coverage of Attorney General Jeff Sessions Senate testimony on June 13 and the June 14 shooting of House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and four others on a Virginia baseball field.
Some of the top-tier magazines were particularly hard hit. For example, TMZ dropped to its lowest rating in 10 years, falling 15% from the prior week and tumbling 21% from last year at this rime to a record series low 1.1 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen.
That put TMZ in a tie with Extra, which managed to hold steady at a 1.1 despite the preemptions.
Inside Edition slipped to a new season low 2.4, down 4% for the week and off 11% from last year, while Access Hollywood and The Insider matched their previous season lows with Access unchanged at a 1.2 and Insider easing 10% to a 0.9.
Magazine leader Entertainment Tonight avoided the declines, standing pat at a first-place 2.7 and setting the pace in the category for the 46th week in a row.
Elsewhere in access, the top three quiz shows — Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy — all sagged to new season-lows, however Feud, with a loss of 8% to a 5.9, finished first in the group for the 60th consecutive week.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
In daytime, reruns of Dr. Phil dipped 4% to a new season-low 2.6, but still rose 4% from last year and dominated the talk shows for the 41st straight week.
Live with Kelly and Ryan snared second place with a steady 2.1 and opened a large lead over third-place Ellen DeGeneres, which faded 15% to a new season-low 1.7 with encore episodes.
On the positive side, true crime Crime Watch Daily went into repeats on all five days but still held firm at a 0.9, while gaining 25% among women 25-54. In addition, it was one of the few shows to outperform last year, shooting up 13%.
The highest-rated show for the 11th time in the past 12 weeks was Judge Judy, which was in repeats on four of the five days and down-ticked 3% for the week, but still improved 7% from last year to a 6.3. Of note, Judy was the only show on the overall chart to surpass the 6 level in the ratings.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.0, -9% from the week before)
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.9, unchanged)
- Ellen DeGeneres (0.8, -11%), tied with Maury (0.8, unchanged) and Wendy Williams (0.8, 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 mean not applicable.
TALK SHOWS
1. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.6** -4%
2. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 2.1 NC
3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.7** -15%
4. Maury (NBCU) 1.5 NC
5. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.3 NC
6. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.3 +8%
8. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 NC
9. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.0** -9%
9. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.0 -9%
11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.7 NC
12. The Doctors (CTD) 0.7 NC
DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Harry (NBCU) 0.8 NC
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.3 -3%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.0** -5%
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.6 NC
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 0.9 -10%
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.8 +14%
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 5.9 ** -8%
2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.2** -4%
3. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.1** -4%
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.5 NC
5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.1 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.3 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.7 NC
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.4** -4%
3. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.2 NC
4. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.1** -15%
4. Extra (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
6. The Insider (CTD) 0.9 -10%
7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.6 NC
8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 4.3 -9%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.4 NC
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.1 NC
4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.9 NC
5. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.5 -6%
5. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.5** -6%
7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.3 -7%
7. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.3 +8%
9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.2 NC
10. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.1 NC
10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.1 +10%
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.0 -2%
2. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 2.5* +25%
3. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.8 NC
4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.4 +8%
5. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.3 NC
6. Major Crimes (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
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