Mags Get Some Of Emmy Awards’ Luster

Next-day coverage of the 66^th Primetime Emmy Awards gave a boost to the four top entertainment news magazines in an otherwise quiet pre-holiday week ending Aug. 31.

Entertainment Tonight saw a 13% increase with its Emmy coverage to a first-place 3.4 on Tuesday, Aug. 26, compared to the prior week. Compared to Monday, Aug. 25, ET surged 17%.
Extra jumped 15% from the prior week to a 1.5 on Tuesday. Compared to Monday when it suffered massive preemptions due to the Emmy telecast, Extra rocketed 88%.

Access Hollywood earned a 7% bump to a 1.5 with its post-Emmy show on Tuesday, and it was up 150% from the heavily preempted prior day.

The Insider gained 15% from the week before, to 1.3 for its Tuesday post-Emmy coverage.

For the full week, Extra and The Insider had the most improvement, growing 8% and 9%, respectively, from the previous session.

Judge Judy, although still in reruns, easily extended its winning streak as syndication’s highest-rated show overall to 23 consecutive weeks with a 6.6, climbing 5% from the week before.

Among talk shows, Live with Kelly & Michael, which has been hot all summer, rose 8% to a first-place 2.6 with a week of repacked programs. Dr. Phil was right behind at a 2.5 with all repeats. Further back, Maury and Ellen DeGeneres tied for third at a 1.7.

Queen Latifah had the biggest week-to-week advance among the talkers, jumping 13% to a 0.9.

The newest talk show entry, Meredith Vieira, averaged a 1.6 rating/5 share after two days in the overnights, winning its time periods in five of the top 25 markets with day-to-day gains of 40% in Indianapolis, to a first 5.2/15, and 35% in Sacramento, Calif., to a top-rated 2.7/8. It also soared 140% in Tampa, Fla., among many other strong cities.

The metered market test of Laughs remained at a 0.4/1 average after six weekends.

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

• Live with Kelly & Michael (1.3, +18% from the week before)
• Dr. Phil (1.2, unchanged)
• Maury (1.1, -8%)
• Dr. Oz (0.9, unchanged), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (0.9, unchanged)
• Steve Wilkos (0.8, -11%)
• Rachael Ray (0.7 +40%), tied with Jerry Springer (0.7, unchanged)
• Wendy Williams (0.6, -14%)

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 +8%

2. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.5 -4%

3. Maury (NBCU) 1.7 -11%

3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.7 NC

5. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.5 NC

6. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.4 NC

7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

7. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 NC

7. Katie (Disney-ABC) 1.2 +9%

10. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.1 NC

11. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 0.9** -10%

11. The Doctors (CTD) 0.9 -10%

11. Queen Latifah (Sony) 0.9 +13%

14. The Test (CTD) 0.5 NC

14. Bethenny (WBDTD) 0.5 NC

14. 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 +13%

2. The Test (CTD) 0.5 NC

2. Bethenny (WBDTD) 0.5 NC

2. Arsenio (CTD) 0.5 NC

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.6 +5%

2. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.6 -11%

3. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.3 -7%

3. Judge Alex (Twentieth) 1.3 -7%

5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.2 -8%

6. Paternity Court (Orion Television) 0.9 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.0 NC

2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.7 -4%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.7 NC

4. Extra (WBDTD) 1.4 +8%

5. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.3 -7%

6. The Insider (CTD) 1.2 +9%

7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 1.0 NC

8. OK! TV (Trifecta) 0.3 NC

8. America Now (Trifecta) 0.3 NC

INTERNET VIDEO

1. Right This Minute (MGM) 1.0 NC

GAME SHOWS

1. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.6 -5%

2. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.3 -4%

3. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury) 4.7 -2%

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.9 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 5.4 -5%

2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 3.3 +3%

3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 3.2 -3%

4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.3** -12%

5. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.7 -11%

5. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.7 -11%

7. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.6** -16%

7. The Middle (WBDTD) 1.6 NC

9. Friends (WBDTD) 1.5** -12%

10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.3** -19%

11. Rules of Engagement (Sony) 1.2 +9%

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

1. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 3.3 +3%

2. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 2.6 -21%

3. House (NBCU) 2.5 +4%

4. Criminal Minds (CTD) 1.9 -14%

4. CSI: Miami (CTD) 1.9 -10%

6. Castle (Disney-ABC 1.8** -18%