Magazines Among The Few Up Syndies

Judge Judy, just named the top courtroom program at the Daytime Emmy Awards, was the highest rated show in first-run syndicatin for the sixth week in a row and opened up a wide lead on the field in the week ending June 9. But many other top-tier shows lost ground as PUT levels wilted in the June heat.

On the other hand, several magazines saw rating increases with their coverage of Paris Jackson’s shocking suicide attempt, despite numerous preemptions for coverage of French Open tennis on NBC.

Extra had the largest year-to-year improvement in the category, growing by 7%, while mag leader Entertainment Tonight rose 3% from last year at this time. The only show in the genre to advance by double digits week to week, however, was the new OMG Insider Weekend, which jumped 13% from the previous frame.

In daytime, the season’s top talker, Dr. Phil, was in reruns all week and, for a second straight session, landed in a first-place tie with Live with Kelly and Michael. Live, which has been on a ratings roll since Michael Strahan replaced Regis Philbin, was up 9% from last year.

Meanwhile, Ellen, which just won its seventh Daytime Emmy for best entertainment talk show, surged 29% from last year at this time, the biggest year-over-year gain of any talker by far.

The week’s to nationally rated in the women 25-54 demo were: Ellen (1.6 demo rating, down 6% from the week before); Dr. Phil (1.5, unchanged), tied with Live (1.5, unchanged); Maury (1.2 -8%), tied with Dr. Oz (1.2 +20%); freshman Steve Harvey (0.9, +13%), tied with veteran Wendy Williams (0.9 +13%); and newcomer Katie (0.8, unchanged).

In the household rating rankings that follow, * indicates a new season high rating; ** indicates a new season low; % change is from the previous week; NC indicates no change from the previous week.

TALK SHOWS

1. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.5, -4%

1. Live with Kelly and Michael (Disney-ABC) 2.5 -4%

3. Ellen (WBDTD) 2.2 -12%

4. Dr. Oz (Sony) 2.1 +5%

5. Maury (NBCU) 1.8** -5%

6. Katie (Disney-ABC) 1.6 NC

7. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.4 NC

8. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 -8%

8. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

8. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.2 NC

8. The Doctors (CTD) 1.2 NC

8. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.2 +20%

13. Trisha (NBCU) 0.5 NC

14. The Better Show (Meredith) 0.1 NC

FRESHMEN TALKERS

1. Katie (Disney-ABC) 1.6 NC

2. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.4 NC

3. Trisha (NBCU) 0.5 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.3 NC

2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.8 +8%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.9 +6%

4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.6 NC

5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.5 +7%

6. OMG Insider (CTD) 1.3 NC

7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.9 -10%

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.6 +6%

2. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.7 NC

3. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.4 NC

4. Judge Alex (Twentieth) 1.2 NC

4. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.2 NC

6. America’s Court with Judge Ross (Entertainment Studios) 0.7 NC

7. Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez (Entertainment Studios) 0.5 +25%

8. We the People with Gloria Allred (Entertainment Studios) 0.3 +50%

GAME SHOWS

1. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.1 +2%

2. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.5 NC

3. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury) 4.2 -2%

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 2.1 -5%

5. Baggage (GSN) 0.9** -10%

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 6.4 NC

2. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 4.3 +2%

3. Family Guy (Twentieth) 3.2 NC

4. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 2.4 +4%

5. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 2.2 +5%

6. Friends (WBDTD) 2.0 -5%

6. Seinfeld (Sony) 2.0 NC

8. Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD) 1.7 -6%

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.8 NC

2. Law & Order (NBCU) 2.9 -3%

3. Castle (Disney-ABC) 2.6* +37%

4. Criminal Minds (CTD) 2.5 -7%

5. House (NBCU) 2.4 +4%

6. CSI: Miami (CTD) 2.2 -8%