In the week ending Feb. 5, Dr. Phil matched its highest rating of the season with a 3% advance to a 3.8 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and easily led the talkers for the 22nd week in a row. In addition, Phil grew 15% from last year at this time.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
‘Phil’ Takes The Lead As Sweeps Begin
The session ending Feb. 5 included the first two weekdays of the sweep (Feb. 2-March 1) and Dr. Phil wasted no time in opening a healthy 58% lead over its nearest rival in the closely watched talk show race.
Phil matched its highest rating of the season with a 3% advance to a 3.8 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and easily led the talkers for the 22nd week in a row. In addition, Phil grew 15% from last year at this time.
Ellen DeGeneres was a distant second with a 2.4, unchanged for the week, but down 11% from last year.
And Live with Kelly took third, easing 8% to a 2.3.
In other daytime news, court show champ Judge Judy posted its second-best rating of the season, with a 1% gain to a 7.5, and topped the entire syndication chart for the 22nd time in 27 weeks.
Judy’s creation, Hot Bench, maintained its series high 2.6 and was the No. 3 daytime strip overall, following Judy and Phil, but ahead of Ellen.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
In access, none of the magazines made it into the plus column. Entertainment Tonight set the pace for the 27th straight week, despite slipping 6% to a 3.4.
Similarly, the game shows didn’t have any weekly winners. Category leader Family Feud fell 3% to a 7.4, but finished second on the overall chart behind Judge Judy.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.8, +6% from the week before)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1.2, unchanged)
- Live with Kelly (1.1, -8%), tied with Maury (1.1, +10%) and Wendy Williams (1.1, -8%)
- Jerry Springer (0.9, +13%), tied with Steve Wilkos (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 +3%
2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.4 NC
3. Live with Kelly (Disney-ABC) 2.3 -8%
4. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.7 NC
5. Maury (NBCU) 1.6 NC
6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.5 -12%
7. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.4 +8%
7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
7. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
10. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.3 +8%
11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 1.0 NC
12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.9 -18%
13. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 -11%
DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Harry (NBCU) 1.1 NC
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 7.5 +1%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.6 NC
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.8 NC
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.3 NC
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.0 -9%
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.8 NC
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 7.4 -3%
2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.9 -1%
3. Jeopardy (CTD) 6.7 NC
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.8 NC
5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.4 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.4 -7%
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.4 -6%
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 3.0 -6%
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.6 -6%
4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.5 NC
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) 5.8 -2%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 3.2 NC
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.5 NC
4. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 2.0 NC
4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 2.0 -5%
6. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.9 NC
7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.8 NC
8. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.5 +7%
9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.3 +8%
10. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.2 NC
10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.2 +9%
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.8 +2%
2. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.8 -14%
3. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.7 -6%
4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.4 -13%
4. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.4 -13%
6. Major Crimes (WBDTD) 1.2 -14%
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