The good doctor delivered an 18% increase in the week ending July 17, while Family Feud was again the top gamer with a 3% uptick to a 7.0.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Phil’ And ‘Feud’ Among Syndie Standouts
Top talker Dr. Phil was the standout in the frame ending July 17, soaring 18% — the most of any strip in syndication — to a six-week high 2.6 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and pulling ahead of the red-hot Live with Kelly. Among women 25-54, Phil surged 30% and led the talkers with a 1.3 in the key demo.
Kelly, which had led or tied for the lead among talk shows for six weeks in a row, dipped 4% to a 2.5 in what was a down week for many syndicated shows due to declining summer PUT levels and preemptions for news of the July 14 Nice, France, terror attack.
Ellen DeGeneres, the No. 3 chat fest, remained at its season-low 1.7.
In access, Entertainment Tonight grew 8% to a three-week high 2.8 and finished first among magazines in a tie with sister show Inside Edition, which also picked up 8%.
Family Feud continued to lead syndication, adding 3% to a 7.0 and burying all game show competition for the 12th week in a row. Feud‘s 6.6 season-to-date household rating now tops Wheel of Fortune‘s 6.5 for first place in the genre.
In tryout news, after two weeks, The Preachers earned a 0.8 rating/2 share in 10 metered markets, even with its average lead-in and up 14% from its year-ago time periods. Among women 25-54 it was down 33% from last year’s time periods to a 0.4/3.
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Not faring as well was the four-week So Me trial run in six metered markets (with double runs in New York and Los Angeles), which posted a 0.3/1 average after two weeks, declining 40% from both its lead-in and year ago time period averages. In the key demo it fell 50% from last year to a 0.2/1.
A third potential series in test mode was Page Six TV, which completed its first week in seven metered markets with a 1.0/2, down 41% from its lead-in and down 29% from its year-ago time periods. Among women 25-54 it declined 33% from its year ago time period average to a 0.6/3.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.3, +30% from the week before)
- Live with Kelly (1.2, unchanged)
- Maury (0.9, -10%), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (0.9, unchanged) and Wendy Williams (0.9, unchanged)
- Steve Wilkos (0.8, 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) 2.6 +18%
2. Live with Kelly (Disney-ABC) 2.5 -4%
3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.7 NC
4. Maury (NBCU) 1.5 NC
4. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.5 +7%
6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.4 NC
7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.3 NC
8. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.2 NC
9. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.1** -8%
9. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.1 NC
11. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 NC
12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.7** -13%
13. Meredith Vieira (NBCU) 0.6 NC
DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Crime Watch Daily (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
2. FABLife (Disney) 0.6 NC
3. Crazy Talk (NBCU) 0.4 -20%
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.5 NC
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.2 NC
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.7 NC
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.3 NC
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 0.9** -18%
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.7 -13%
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 7.0 +3%
2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.8 +9%
3. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.6 +6%
4. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.3 NC
5. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.2 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (MGM) 1.1 +10%
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.8 +8%
1. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.8 +8%
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.4 -7%
3. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
6. The Insider (CTD) 1.0 +11%
7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.9 -10%
8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 4.6** -6%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.7 -4%
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.4 +4%
4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.1 +5%
5. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.9 +6%
6. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.8 NC
7. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.6 +7%
7. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.6 -6%
7. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.6 NC
10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.3 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.7 -3%
2. The Closer (WBDTD) 2.9 +12%
3. Blue Bloods (CTD) 2.0 +5%
4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.5 -12%
4. Scandal (Disney-ABC) 1.5 +7%
6. The Mentalist (WBDTD) 1.4 NC
6. Rizzoli & Isles (WBDTD) 1.4 +8%
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