The freshman court show has its best week since May despite being in reruns in the week ending Aug. 9. The only talk show moving up week to week was The Doctors, which gained a healthy 11%.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
Hot Week For ‘Hot Bench’ In Syndie Ratings
Hot Bench was the hottest syndicated show in the session ending Aug. 9, matching its series high with an 11% surge to a 2.1 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, its strongest tally since the week of May 11.
Created by Judge Judy Sheindlin, the rookie gaveler was easily the second-highest-rated court show and the fourth-highest-rated daytime strip in syndication overall despite being in reruns on all five days.
Judge Judy, also in repeats, continued to outperform all of syndication for the seventh straight week with a 6.5.
The only talk show moving up week to week was The Doctors, which gained a healthy 11% to a 1.1 with previously aired episodes.
Live with Kelly & Michael took sole possession of first place among talkers for a third consecutive week with a steady 2.6. In addition, Kelly & Michael led the category among women 25-54 with a 1.3.
Dr. Phil reruns remained second in households with an unchanged 2.4.
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Maury had no problem holding third place with a 5% dip to a 1.8.
Further back, Ellen DeGeneres — which will kick off its 13th season Sept. 8 with a guest list including Caitlyn Jenner and Hillary Clinton — tumbled 12% to new season low 1.5 and landed in a tie with a steady Steve Harvey.
Jerry Springer clocked the best year-to-year improvement among talkers, shooting up 18% from last season to a 1.3.
In access, Entertainment Tonight gave back 3% to a 2.9, but still finished first among the magazines.
Family Feud was the No. 1 game show with a 6.0, up 2% week to week and 36% year to year.
In the metered markets, the Ice & Coco test, which began Aug.2, dropped 9% from week one to a 1.0 rating/3 share in week two, but that was still 43% better than the recently concluded Boris & Nicole trial run.
Ice & Coco was up 11% from its lead-ins and did 43% better than its year-ago time periods.
The T.D. Jakes test run, which began Aug. 17, opened with a 0.9 rating/3 share, which was down 35% from its lead-in and 18% below its August 2014 time period average.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Live with Kelly & Michael (1.3, -7% from the week before)
- Maury (1.2, -8%)
- Dr. Phil (1.1, -8%)
- Steve Wilkos (0.9, unchanged)
- Ellen DeGeneres (0.8, -11%), tied with Jerry Springer (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. Live with Kelly & Michael (Disney-ABC) 2.6 NC
2. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.4 NC
3. Maury (NBCU) 1.8 -5%
4. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.5** -12%
4. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.5 NC
6. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.3 NC
6. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.3 NC
6. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.3 NC
9. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 NC
9. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.2 NC
11. The Doctors (CTD) 1.0 +11%
12. Meredith Vieira (NBCU) 0.8** -11%
12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
14. The Better Show (Meredith) 0.1 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (MGM) 1.2 -8%
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.5 -4%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.1 +11%
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.6 -6%
4. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.3 NC
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.3 -7%
6. Paternity Court (Orion Television) 1.2 +9%
7. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.7 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.9 -3%
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.8 -3%
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.8 +6%
4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.5 -6%
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
5. The Insider (CTD) 1.2 NC
7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 1.0 NC
8. OK! TV (Trifecta) 0.2 NC
9. Intelligence for Your Life (IFYL) 0.1 NC
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.0 +2%
2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.9 NC
3. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.8 -5%
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.6 -6%
5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.3 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 5.0 -2%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 3.1 NC
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.5** -11%
3. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.5 NC
5. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 2.0 -5%
6. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.9 +6%
6. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.9 +12%
8. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.8 NC
9. The Middle (WBDTD) 1.7 NC
10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.6 +7%
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
1. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 5.7 +6%
2. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.3 +3%
3. Blue Bloods (CTD) 2.1 +5%
4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.8 NC
5. The Mentalist (WBDTD) 1.5 -12%
5. Scandal (Disney-ABC) 1.5 +7%
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