Live with Kelly and Ryan tops Megyn Kelly Today for the second week in a row. In access, Family Feud rose 3% and increased its lead among game shows with Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune moved up 2% and 4%, respectively to finish tied for second place in the genre.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
Good Week For ‘Live,’ Game Shows
Live with Kelly and Ryan significantly widened its lead over rival Megyn Kelly Today in the session ending Oct. 8, topping Megyn’s second week by 38% and drawing 650,000 more households per day on average.
Megyn declined 11% from its first week to a 1.6 live-plus-same day national Nielsen rating with about 1.94 million households. Over the same period, Live grew 5% to a 2.2 rating and 2.59 million daily households.
In addition, Live was the only one of the 15 syndicated talk shows in the plus column, moving up to a 2.2 to tie an unchanged Ellen DeGeneres for second place behind leader Dr. Phil.
Phil topped the talkers for the 57th week in a row despite being one of many shows preempted for news coverage of the Las Vegas shooting and pulling back 9% to a 3.1.
Also of note in talk, Steve Harvey’s new Steve moved into the top five, avoiding declines with a steady 1.3 and scoring year-to-year gains of 23% in Philadelphia, 30% in Tulsa and 64% in Fort Myers, Fla.
Among the season’s first-run newcomers, leader Daily Mail TV in its third outing held on to its prior week’s double-digit ratings gain with a clear first-place 1.0, and more than 1.3 million daily viewers.
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Page Six TV was also solid, maintaining 100% of its previous tally with a 0.7 in households and snagging a 0.5 among women 25-54, which tied Daily Mail in the key demo.
Moreover, Page Six outperformed its year-ago time period averages in numerous major markets, including by 25% in Chicago where it replaced TMZ; by 40% in Washington; and by 100% in San Francisco for the week ending Oct. 15.
Among the other nationally rated rookies in the session ending Oct. 8, Funny You Should Ask was unchanged at a 0.4 rating with a 0.2 in the demo; while Pickler & Ben was unchanged at a 0.3 in households with a 0.1 among women 25-54.
In access, Family Feud rose 3% to a 6.2 and increased its lead among game shows. Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune finished in a dead heat at a 5.9, inching up 2% and 4%, respectively.
Judge Judy was the No. 1 show in syndication overall for the eighth week in row despite a 6% pullback to a still lofty 6.5.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.3, -7% from the week before)
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (1.1, +10%)
- Maury (1.0, +11%), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (1.0, -9%)
- Wendy Williams (0.9, unchanged)
- Steve Wilkos (0.8, +14%)
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) 3.2 -9%
2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.2 NC
2. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 2.2 +5%
4. Maury (NBCU) 1.4 NC
5. Steve (NBCU) 1.3 NC
5. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.3 -7%
7. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.1 NC
7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.1 -8%
7. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.1 -8%
10. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.0 -9%
11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 0.9 NC
12. Harry (NBCU) 0.8 -11%
12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
12. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 NC
DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Daily Mail TV (CTD) 1.0 NC
2. Page Six TV (20th Television) 0.7 NC
3. Funny You Should Ask (Entertainment Studios) 0.4 NC
4. Pickler & Ben (Disney-ABC) 0.3 NC
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.5 -6%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.1 -9%
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.6 -6%
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 0.9 NC
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.6 NC
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.2 +3%
2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.9 +4%
2. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.9 +2%
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.6 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.4 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.0 -3%
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.8 -3%
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.5 +7%
4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.3 NC
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
6. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 4.6 -2%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.3 NC
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.1 +11%
4. The Goldbergs (Sony) 1.8 NC
5. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.4 NC
5. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.5 -12%
6. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.4 NC
8. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.2 +9%
9. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.1 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.4 -6%
2. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 1.9 -10%
2. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.9 +19%
4. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.5 +15%
5. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.2 +9%
6. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.1 -39%
6. Major Crimes (WBDTD) 1.1 NC
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