‘Live’ Climbs, Most Everything Else Doesn’t

Live with Kelly & Michael, the only daytime strip moving up from the prior session, was the standout in the holiday week ending July 6, topping the talkers for the fourth straight week with a 2.6, and growing 4% from its year-ago score.

Most of the others were in reruns and many finished at, or very close to, their lowest levels of the season.

Repeats of Dr. Phil were good enough for second place with a 2.3, down 8% week to week, but still up 5% from last year. Further back, Ellen declined 11% to a new season low 1.7 and landed in a tie for third with Maury.

In access, all of the top six magazine strips backed off from their strong showings in the previous frame, however, the weekly ET Weekend jumped 6% to a 1.7, and Extra Weekend surged 17% to a 0.7.

Among game shows, Wheel of Fortune held onto the lead, although it fell 8% to a new season low 5.6.

At the head of the syndication class for the 15^th week in a row was Judge Judy, which dipped 9% to a 6.4, but was still up 7% from last year at this time.

In the metered markets, a six-week test run of Hollywood Today Live averaged a 0.5 rating/2 share after two days on nine Fox stations. This was down 50% from its average lead-in and down 29% from its year-ago time periods.

A second trial run for the daily Helpline posted a 0.1 rating/0 share two-day average, down 67% from its lead-in and down 80% from its year-ago time period average.

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

• Live with Kelly & Michael (1.4, up 8% from the week before)
• Dr. Phil (1.2, unchanged)
• Maury (1.0, -9%), tied with Ellen (1.0, unchanged) and Wendy Williams (1.0, unchanged)
• Dr. Oz (0.9, unchanged)
• Steve Wilkos (0.8, unchanged)
• Steve Harvey (0.7, -13%), tied with Rachael Ray (0.7, +17%)

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 +4%

2. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.3 -8%

3. Ellen (WBDTD) 1.7** -11%

3. Maury (NBCU) 1.7** -11%

5. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.5 -6%

6. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.4 -18%

6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.4 NC

8. Katie (Disney-ABC) 1.2** -8%

8. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

8. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 NC

11. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.1 -8%

12. Queen Latifah (Sony) 0.9 -10%

12. The Doctors (CTD) 1.0 NC

14. Bethenny (WBDTD) 0.6 NC

15. The Test (CTD) 0.5 -17%

15. Arsenio (CTD) 0.5 NC

17. Trisha (NBCU) 0.4 -20%

18. The Better Show (Meredith) 0.2 NC

FRESHMEN TALKERS

1. Queen Latifah (Sony) 0.9 -10%

2. Bethenny (WBDTD) 0.6 NC

3. The Test (CTD) 0.5 -17%

3. Arsenio (CTD) 0.5 NC

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.4 -9%

2. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.8 -5%

3. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.3 -7%

3. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.3 -7%

3. Judge Alex (Twentieth) 1.3 NC

6. Paternity Court (Orion Television) 0.8 -11%

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.8 -10%

2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.6 -4%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.7 -6%

4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.2 -14%

4. Extra (WBDTD) 1.2 -8%

6. The Insider (CTD) 1.1 -15%

7. Right This Minute (MGM) 1.0 NC

7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 1.0 NC

9. OK! TV (Trifecta) 0.4* +33%

10. America Now (Trifecta) 0.3 NC

GAME SHOWS

1. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.6** -8%

2. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.4 -7%

3. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury) 4.3 -12%

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 2.0 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 5.3 -9%

2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 3.3** -8%

3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 3.0** -6%

4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.4** -11%

5. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.8 -5%

6. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.7** -11%

6. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.7 -6%

8. Friends (WBDTD) 1.6 -6%

9. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.5 -6%

9. The Middle (WBDTD) 1.5 -6%

11. Rules of Engagement (Sony) 1.3 NC

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.1 +28%

2. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 3.4 +10%

3. House (NBCU) 2.6 -4%

4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 2.1 NC

5. Criminal Minds (CTD) 2.0 -5%

5. CSI: Miami (CTD) 2.0 NC