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WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP

‘Live With Kelly’ Is Week’s Sole Syndie Gainer

All the others in first-run were flat or down in the week ending Feb. 19, the second full week of the February sweep.

By Staff | March 1, 2017 | 1:12 p.m. ET.

Live with Kelly was the only first-run strip on the upswing in the session ending Feb. 19, a frame in which many shows lost ground after being partially preempted by coverage of the president’s Feb. 15 press conference with Israeli President Netanyahu. It was also the second full week of the important February sweep.

Live grew 4% in households to a 2.4 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and jumped into second place in talk, outperforming Ellen DeGeneres, which slipped 4% to a third-place 2.3.

Meanwhile, Live’s annual “After Oscar” special on Feb. 27 gave the show its second highest single day numbers of the season — a 3.1 rating/11 share primary run, weighted metered market average, up 24% from its prior four-week average.

Back in the nationals for the week ending Feb. 19, top talker Dr. Phil gave back 5% from the season high it set the week before, but easily led the category for the 24th straight session with a 3.8. Compared to last year at this time, Phil was the only talker ahead by double digits, improving 12%.

In access, all of the game shows declined week to week:

  • Leader Family Feud slipped 3% to 7.5.
  • Wheel of Fortune fell 4% to a 6.7.
  • Jeopardy dropped 6% to a 6.4.
  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire lost 6% to a 1.6.
  • Celebrity Name Game was off 7% to a 1.4.

Elsewhere, the traditional entertainment magazines got nice boosts from next-day coverage of the 89th Academy Awards on Feb. 27.

BRAND CONNECTIONS

Entertainment Tonight, which has led the genre in the national ratings for 29 weeks in a row, easily won the Oscar ratings crown with a 14% increase over its year-ago time period numbers to a 4.0 rating/7 share primary run, weighted metered market average. The others in the genre:

  • Access Hollywood clocked a 2.4/5, up 17%.
  • Extra scored a 1.9/4, with growth of 6%.
  • The Insider posted a 1.6/4, jumping 23%.

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

  • Dr. Phil (1.7, -11% from the week before)
  • Ellen DeGeneres (1.2, unchanged)
  • Live with Kelly (1.1, unchanged)
  • Maury (1.0, -9%), tied with Wendy Williams (1.0, unchanged), tied with Steve Wilkos (1.0, unchanged)
  • 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) 3.8 -5%

2. Live with Kelly (Disney-ABC) 2.4 +4%

3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.3 -4%

4. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.6 -6%

4. Maury (NBCU) 1.6 NC

6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.5 NC

7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.4 NC

7. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.4 NC

9. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.3 -7%

10. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.2 -8%

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

12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.9 NC

13. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 -11%

DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS

1. Harry (NBCU) 1.1 NC

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 7.2 -4%

2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.5 -4%

3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.7 -6%

4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.3 -7%

5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.0 -17%

6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.8 NC

GAME SHOWS

1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 7.5 -3%

2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.7 -4%

3. Jeopardy (CTD) 6.4 -6%

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.6 -6%

5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.4 -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) 3.0 -3%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.6 -6%

4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.4 -13%

5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.2 -8%

5. 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) 5.6 -2%

2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 3.1 -6%

3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.6 NC

4. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 2.1 +5%

4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.1 NC

6. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 2.0 +5%

7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.7 NC

8. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.3 +8%

9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.2 -8%

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 NC

2. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.9 -5%

3. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.6 NC

4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.4 -7%

4. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.4 -22%

6. Rizzoli & Isles (WBDTD) 1.2 -8% 

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