‘Feud,’ ‘Judy’ Rule First Full Week Of Sweep

Family Feud and Judge Judy were easily the two highest-rated shows in syndication and took major Nielsen honors in the session ending Feb. 12, a frame that included the first complete week of the important February sweep.

Feud hit a series best, while daytime queen Judy earned its second highest number of the season for the second week in a row, almost five rating point ahead of the No. 2 court show.

Feud added 4% to a 7.7 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen, topping the game shows for the 42^nd straight frame.

Judy ruled the courtrooms for the 1,064^th consecutive week, notching a hefty 7.5. That matched the week before and was 188% ahead of its closest judicial rival, which was Judy creation Hot Bench at a 2.6.

Elsewhere in the daypart, Dr. Phil rose 5% to a new season high 4.0 and trounced the talkers for the 23^rd week in a row. Compared to last year at this time, Phil was up the most of any talker, improving 14%.

Ellen DeGeneres and Live with Kelly were both unchanged for the week, finishing second and third at 2.4 and 2.3, respectively.

The only talk show besides Phil moving higher was The Doctors, which delivered a 13% household rating increase to a 0.9 and grew 25% among women 25-54.

In access, Extra, which focused on the run-up to the Grammy Awards, scored the largest percentage increase among magazines, growing 8% to a 1.3. Entertainment Tonight led the genre with a steady 3.4.

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

• Dr. Phil (1.9, +6% from the week before)
• Ellen DeGeneres (1.2, unchanged)
• Live with Kelly (1.1, unchanged), tied with Maury (1.1, unchanged)
• Wendy Williams (1.0, -9%), tied with Steve Wilkos (1.0, +11%)
• Jerry Springer (0.9, 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) 4.0* +5%

2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.4 NC

3. Live with Kelly (Disney-ABC) 2.3 NC

4. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.7 NC

5. Maury (NBCU) 1.6 NC

6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.5 NC

7. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.4 NC

7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.4 NC

7. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.4 NC

10. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.3 NC

11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 1.0 NC

12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.9 NC

12. The Doctors (CTD) 0.9 +13%

DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS

1. Harry (NBCU) 1.1 NC

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 7.5 NC

2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.6 NC

3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.8 NC

4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.4 +8%

5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.2 +20%

6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.8 NC

GAME SHOWS

1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 7.7* +4%

2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 7.0 +1%

3. Jeopardy (CTD) 6.8 +1%

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.7 -6%

5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.5* +7%

INTERNET VIDEO

1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.4 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.4 NC

2. Inside Edition (CTD) 3.1 +3%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.7 +6%

4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.6 +7%

5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.3 +8%

6. The Insider (CTD) 1.2 NC

7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.8 NC

8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 5.7 -2%

2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 3.3* +3%

3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.6 +4%

4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.1 +5%

5. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 2.0 NC

6. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.9 NC

7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.7 -6%

8. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.3 NC

9. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.2 -20%

9. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.2 NC

9. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.2 NC

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS

1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.5 -6%

2. Blue Bloods (CTD) 2.0 +11%

3. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.8 +29%

4. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.6 -6%

5. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.5 +7%

6. Rizzoli & Isles (WBDTD) 1.3 +18%