Talk shows and games post some gains in the week ending Nov. 13, but many others in first-run are down or flat. In off-net, freshman Last Man Standing grew 6% to a new season high.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
Election Coverage Disrupts Syndie Viewing
Coverage of the presidential election — including preemptions for expanded newscasts and sharply higher cable news viewing — kept a lid on ratings for some syndicated shows, although many others saw minor gains in the session ending Nov. 13, which included the half-way point of the November sweep.
Among the daytime highlights:
Dr. Phil scored a big win in the key women 25-54 demo and easily rolled to its 10th straight victory in households among all talk shows, despite dipping 3% from the previous frame to a 3.5 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating.
Live with Kelly and Ellen DeGeneres tied for second place, with both growing 4% for the session to a 2.5. Live surged 25% from the week before on Nov. 9 — the day after the election — to a season record daily high 3.0, and matched its best weekly stats of the year, while Ellen hit a new season high mark.
Compared to last year at this time, Crime Watch Daily clocked the most annual growth, improving 11% to a 1.0.
In first-run rookie news, Harry Connick Jr.’s Harry talker held steady at a 1.2, but jumped to its highest weekly ratings yet in seven metered markets including Cincinnati where it took WKRC’s 9 a.m. hour up 48% from last year to a 3.1 rating/8 share average.
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In access, Family Feud added 6% to a 6.8 and was the top game show. In second place, Wheel of Fortune inched up 2% to a 6.1.
At the very top of the chart, Judge Judy caught her breath after racing to a new season high in the prior proceeding and eased 3% to a 7.1 against election coverage. However, Judy was still voted syndication’s No. 1 strip overall for the 15th week in a row.
In off-net syndication, freshman Last Man Standing grew 6% to a new season high 1.8, tying Mike & Molly (which also rose 6% to a 1.8) for fifth place among the sitcoms.
Big Bang Theory easily topped the category, improving 8% to a new season high 5.3.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.7, unchanged from the week before)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1.2, unchanged), tied with Live with Kelly (1.2, unchanged)
- Maury (1.0, unchanged), tied with Wendy Williams (1.0, +11%) and Steve Wilkos (1.0, +11%)
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) 3.5, -3%
2. Live with Kelly (Disney-ABC) 2.5 +4%
2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.5* +4%
4. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.7 +6%
5. Maury (NBCU) 1.5 NC
5. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.5 +7%
7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.4* +8%
8. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.3 +8%
8. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.3 -7%
8. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.3 +8%
11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 1.0 NC
13. The Real (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
12. The Doctors (CTD) 0.9 NC
DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Harry (NBCU) 1.2 NC
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 7.1 -3%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.4 -4%
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.7 +6%
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.3 NC
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.0 NC
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.8 NC
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.8 +6%
2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.1 +2%
3. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.8 NC
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.6 NC
5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.3 +8%
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.5 +7%
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.2 -6%
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 3.0* +7%
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.6 NC
4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.3 -13%
6. The Insider (CTD) 1.0 -17%
7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.8 NC
8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 5.3* +8%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.7 +4%
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.4* +4%
4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.9 -5%
5. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.8 +6%
5. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.8* +6%
7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.7 NC
8. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.3 NC
8. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.3 +8%
10. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.2 NC
10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.2 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.0 -2%
2. Blue Bloods (CTD) 2.0 +5%
3. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.5 +7%
4. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.4 NC
4. American Ninja (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
6. Rizzoli & Isles (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
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