He’s on a syndication roll, garnering all-time highs for both his eponymous talk show and the game he hosts, Family Feud.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
Doubly Strong Week For Steve Harvey
The session ending Jan. 24 was a banner week for two daytime strips — talker Steve Harvey, which hit the highest ratings in its four-year history, and sophomore court show Hot Bench, which also scored new all-time high numbers.
Harvey clocked the strongest week-to-week increase of any talker, rocketing 21% to a show record 2.3 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and more than 3.l million viewers. The show also had a huge demo increase, soaring 22% among women 25-54.
The gains were ignited by episodes with newly crowned Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach and first runner-up from Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez. Of course, Harvey made pageant history when he mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the contest winner.
Hot Bench, the standout second-year gaveler created by Judge Judy Sheindlin, improved 4% for the week and 44% from last year to a best-ever 2.6 rating and 3.7 million viewers.
Meanwhile, Steve Harvey also made ratings news as the host of Family Feud, which hit a new all-time high for the current edition of the series, surging 7% to a 7.5.
Dr. Phil continued to be the No. 1 talk show with a 6% advance to a 3.4, matching its season high.
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Live with Kelly & Michael, which is also enjoying a big year, rose 3% to a second-place 3.2. Among women 25-54, Phil again finished first with a 1.6 in the key demo.
Other talkers in the top seven on the upswing were Ellen, which added 4% to a 2.8, and Rachael Ray, which climbed 6% to a new season high 1.7. Compared to last year at this time, Ray gained the most of any talk show, improving 21%.
Also notching a new season high was Meredith Vieira, which grew 10% to a 1.1, tying The Real and The Doctors, both of which held steady at a 1.1.
Among the daytime rookies in first run, Crime Watch Daily was tops for the 19th straight week, holding firm at its season high 1.0. Crazy Talk, another newcomer, spurted 20% to a 0.6.
In access, entertainment mags were hot with leader Entertainment Tonight jumping 6% to a new season high 3.8, and its sister show, The Insider, spiking 8% to a new season high 1.4.
Also burning up the chart was Access Hollywood, which rose for the fourth week in a row, strengthening 6% to a 1.9 and equaling its season high.
Judge Judy was the No. 1 strip in all of syndication for the 30th time in the last 31 weeks, rising 3% for the week and 11% from last year to a 7.9, matching its season high.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.6, +7% from the previous week)
- Live with Kelly & Michael (1.5, unchanged), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (1.5, unchanged)
- Maury (1.3, unchanged)
- Wendy Williams (1.2, unchanged)
- Steve Harvey (1.1, +22%)
- Steve Wilkos (1.0, +9%)
- Rachael Ray (0.9, +13%)
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) 3.4 +6%
2. Live with Kelly & Michael (Disney-ABC) 3.2 +3%
3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.8 +4%
4. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 2.3* +21%
5. Maury (NBCU) 1.9 NC
6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.7 NC
6. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.7* +6%
8. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.6 NC
9. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.5 NC
10. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.4 NC
11. The Real (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
11. The Doctors (CTD) 1.1 NC
11. Meredith Vieira (NBCU) 1.1* +10%
DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Crime Watch Daily (WBDTD) 1.0 NC
2. FABLife (Disney) 0.8 -11%
3. Crazy Talk (NBCU) 0.6 +20%
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 7.9 +3%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.6* +4%
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.9 -5%
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.6* +7%
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.3 NC
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.9 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.8* +6%
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 3.3 +3%
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.9 NC
3. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.9 +6%
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.5 NC
6. The Insider (CTD) 1.4* +8%
7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 1.0 NC
8. OK! TV (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
GAME SHOWS
1. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 7.8* +7%
2. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 7.5* +7%
3. Jeopardy (CTD) 7.2* +9%
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.5* +7%
4. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.5 +7%
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (MGM) 1.2 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 6.4 +3%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 3.5 NC
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 3.0 +3%
4. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 2.3* +5%
5. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 2.2 +5%
6. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.1 -9%
6. Seinfeld (Sony) 2.1* +17%
8. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.7 NC
8. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.7 +6%
10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.4 +8%
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 5.2 +4%
2. The Closer (WBDTD) 2.7 NC
3. Blue Bloods (CTD) 2.1 -16%
4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.8 +6%
5. Scandal (Disney-ABC) 1.6 +7%
6. The Mentalist (WBDTD) 1.5 +7%
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