The good judge hits a 8.0. Many talk shows also post week-to-week gains in the session ending Feb. 11.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Judy’ Soars In First Week Of Feb. Sweep
Judge Judy rocketed into the Nielsen stratosphere in the first full week of the sweep, soaring to its highest rating in two years and easily beating all syndicated shows in the session ending Feb. 11.
Judy jumped 5% for the week and 7% from last year to a nosebleed level 8.0 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating — its biggest number since the week of Feb. 8, 2016 — with nearly 12 million daily viewers.
Game show champ Family Feud inched up 1% and was the runner-up to Judy at a 7.2.
Elsewhere, Dr. Phil stretched its lead in the talk show race to more than a point, scoring a 3.9 and matching its season high with a 3% advance. This marks the 75th week in a row that Phil has finished first among talkers.
Next in line, Ellen DeGeneres fell 4% to a 2.7; Live with Kelly and Ryan grew 9% both week to week and year to year, clocking a 2.5, while Maury added 7% to a 1.6.
Steve Harvey’s Steve was also sharp, growing 17% among women 25-54, the largest demo improvement percentage in talk’s top tier. Also of note, Dr. Oz got an 8% bump to a new season-high 1.3.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Crime Watch Daily had the best rating increase in the category, leaping 10% to a 1.1 and matching its season high. It also grew 10% from last year.
In rookie action, Daily Mail TV and Page Six TV were the top two newcomers at 1.1 and 0.8, respectively, while the two shows were tied in the key women 25-54 demo. Page Six maintained its season high in households for the fifth week in a row and ranked as the season’s youngest-skewing new syndicated show.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.6, unchanged from the week before)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1.3, -7%)
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (1.2, +9%)
- Maury (1.0, +11%)
- Wendy Williams (0.9, +13%)
- Steve (0.7 +17%), tied with Steve Wilkos (0.7, unchanged) and Rachael Ray (0.7, 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) 3.9 +3%
2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.7 -4%
3. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 2.5 +9%
4. Maury (NBCU) 1.6 +7%
5. Steve (NBCU) 1.5 +7%
6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.4 +8%
7. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.3 NC
7. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.3* +8%
9. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 NC
9. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.2 NC
11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 1.1 +10%
12. Harry (NBCU) 0.9 NC
13. The Real (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
13. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 NC
FIRST-RUN ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Daily Mail TV (CTD) 1.1 NC
2. Page Six TV (20th Television) 0.8 NC
3. Funny You Should Ask (Entertainment Studios) 0.5 NC
4. Pickler & Ben (Disney-ABC) 0.3 NC
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 8.0* +5%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.6 NC
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.7 NC
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.0 +11%
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.7 +17%
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 7.2 +1%
2. Jeopardy (CTD) 6.8 NC
3. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.7 -1%
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.8 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.5 -6%
OFF-NET TRUE CRIME
1. Dateline M-F (NBCU) 1.5 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Inside Edition (CTD) 3.4 NC
2. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.2 NC
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.5 +7%
3. Access (NBCU) 1.5 +7%
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.4 +17%
6. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 5.4 +2%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.5 -4%
3. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 2.0 +5%
4. The Goldbergs (Sony) 1.8 NC
5. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 1.7 NC
6. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.5 NC
6. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.5 NC
8. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.1 -8%
9. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.1 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.0 -5%
2. Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.4 +3%
3. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.9 +36%
4. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 1.6 -20%
4. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.6 -6%
6. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.2 -14%
6. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.2 -8%
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