Despite being preempted in numerous large markets by two games of the World Series, Page Six jumped 14% from the week before to move closer to freshman leader Daily Mail TV.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
Strong Outing For Rookie ‘Page Six TV’
The first full week of the sweep was a big one for newcomer Page Six TV, which hit a new series high and narrowed the gap on rookie leader Daily Mail TV in the session ending Nov. 5.
Despite being preempted by Games 6 and 7 of the World Series in numerous large markets, Page Six jumped 14% from the week before to a 0.8 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, its best rating yet, while Daily Mail eased 9% from its series high the week before to a 1.0.
Among women 25-54 Page Six grew 25% to a 0.5, which tied Daily Mail for first place in the key demo.
Further back among the freshmen, Funny You Should Ask remained at a 0.5 in households and a 0.2 in the demo, while Pickler & Ben was unchanged at a 0.3 in households but dropped to a 0.1 among women 25-54.
In talk, Wendy Williams rose 14% to a nine-month-high 1.6 and took over sole possession of fourth place in a week that included her headline-making fainting episode on Oct. 31.
Dr. Phil led the talkers for a 61st straight week with a 3.5, dipping 3% from its prior session’s season high.
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In second place, Live with Kelly and Ryan shot to a new season high 2.4, fueled by a 2.7 for its annual Halloween show — which was its best individual day rating of the season — and remained tied with Ellen DeGeneres, which added 4% to a new season high 2.4.
Rounding out the top five among the 15 talkers were Steve Harvey’s new Steve, which matched its season-high 1.4 and tied veteran Maury, which was unchanged at a 1.4.
Outside of the top 10, The Real rallied 25% to a 1.0, its highest rating since January, and tied first-run true crime series leader Crime Watch Daily, which was steady at a 1.0.
Among magazines, Access Hollywood, which has been featuring extensive coverage of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, had the largest year-to-year improvement in the genre, growing 8% for both the week and year to equal its season-best 1.4. That earned a tie for third with TMZ, which also gained 8%, but fell 13% from last year.
Entertainment Tonight slipped 3% to a 3.0, but led the category, while Inside Edition was second with a steady 2.9.
At the top of the chart, Judge Judy was the No. 1 show overall for the 11th time in 12 weeks, although it gave back 3%, dipping to a nonetheless syndication-best 6.9.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.4, -7% from the week before)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1.2, +9%)
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (1.1, +10%)
- Wendy Williams (1.0, +11%)
- Maury (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) 3.5 -3%
2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.4* +4%
2. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 2.4* +4%
4. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.6* +14%
5. Steve (NBCU) 1.4 NC
5. Maury (NBCU) 1.4 NC
7. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 -8%
7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 NC
9. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.1 -8%
9. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.1 NC
11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 1.0 NC
11. The Real (WBDTD) 1.0* +25%
13. Harry (NBCU) 0.9 NC
14. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 NC
FIRST-RUN ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Daily Mail TV (CTD) 1.0 -9%
2. Page Six TV (20th Television) 0.8* +14%
3. Funny You Should Ask (Entertainment Studios) 0.5 NC
4. Pickler & Ben (Disney-ABC) 0.3 NC
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.9 -3%
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.5 -4%
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.6 NC
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.1 -8%
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 0.9 -10%
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.6 NC
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.3 -3%
2. Jeopardy (CTD) 6.0 -3%
3. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.9 -2%
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.6 -6%
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.4 -7%
OFF-NET TRUE CRIME
1. Dateline M-F (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.0 -3%
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.9 NC
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.4 +8%
3. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.4 +8%
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
6. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 +50%
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 4.7 +2%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.5 +14%
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.0 NC
4. The Goldbergs (Sony) 1.8 NC
5. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.6* +7%
5. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.6 NC
7. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.5* +7%
8. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.1 NC
9. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.1 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.3 -6%
2. Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.2 -3%
3. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.8 +13%
4. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 1.7** -15%
5. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.4 +8%
6. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.3 +8%
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