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WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP

Strong Showings By Genre Leaders

The first-run shows at the top of the categories mostly were up in the week ending Nov. 12, with several posting double-digit increases.

By Staff | November 21, 2017 | 12:21 p.m. ET.

Judge Judy was on fire in the session ending Nov. 12, exploding to a new season high at a nosebleed level 7.6 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, with nearly 11 million viewers daily.

That was Judy’s greatest week in 10 months and a 10% increase over the prior frame. It was also a 7% improvement over last year’s strong showing, and the 30th time in the past 33 weeks that the courtroom queen handily ranked as the No. 1 show in syndication.

Family Feud gained 6% to a 6.7 and was tied for second place overall by Jeopardy, which began its annual Tournament of Champions and rose 12% to a new season high 6.7.

Also enjoying a big week at the midpoint of the November sweep was Dr. Phil, which pulled away from the talk show field with an 11% surge to a new season high 3.9, its strongest rating in nine months. That put Phil up 11% from last year and extended its winning streak atop the talkers to 62 weeks.

Ellen DeGeneres, with an unchanged 2.4, was a distant second with Live with Kelly and Ryan right behind at a 2.3, easing 4% from its season high.

The only talker besides Phil seeing double-digit growth was Harry, which jumped 25% among women 25-54, and grew 11% to a 1.0, its highest rating since May.

BRAND CONNECTIONS

Among magazines, Inside Edition and Extra both leapt to new season highs, with Edition gaining 7% to a 3.1 to tie usual topper Entertainment Tonight for the lead, and Extra growing the most of any show in the genre, up 8% to a 1.3, its best rating in 36 weeks.

Turning to the top first-run newcomers, Daily Mail TV was the most watched, attracting more than 1.3 million viewers with a steady 1.0, which was up 11% from its September debut. Page Six TV, which has been gathering steam, maintained its series-high 0.8, outperforming its premiere by 14%.

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

  • Dr. Phil (1.6, +14% from the week before)
  • Ellen DeGeneres (1.2, unchanged)
  • Live with Kelly and Ryan (1.1, unchanged)
  • Maury (1.0, +11%)
  • Wendy Williams (0.9, -10%)
  • 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) 3.9* +11%

2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.4 NC

3. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 2.3 -4%

4. Maury (NBCU) 1.5 +7%

5. Steve (NBCU) 1.4 NC

5. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.4 -13%

7. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 NC

7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 NC

7. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.2 +9%

7. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.2* +9%

11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 1.0 NC

11. Harry (NBCU) 1.0* +11%

13. The Real (WBDTD) 0.8 -20%

13. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 NC

FIRST-RUN ROOKIE SHOWS

1. Daily Mail TV (CTD) 1.0 NC

2. Page Six TV (20th Television) 0.8 NC

3. Funny You Should Ask (Entertainment Studios) 0.5 NC

4. Pickler & Ben (Disney-ABC) 0.3 NC

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 7.6* +10%

2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.6 +4%

3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.7 +6%

4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.2 +9%

5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.0 +11%

6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.6 NC

GAME SHOWS

1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.7 +6%

1. Jeopardy (CTD) 6.7* +12%

3. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.4* +8%

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.7 +6%

INTERNET VIDEO

1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.5 +7%

OFF-NET TRUE CRIME

1. Dateline M-F (NBCU) 1.3 -7%

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.1 +3%

1. Inside Edition (CTD) 3.1* +7%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.4 NC

3. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.4 NC

5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.3* +8%

6. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 5.4* +15%

2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.5 NC

3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.1 +5%

4. The Goldbergs (Sony) 1.8 NC

5. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.7 +6%

6. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.6 NC

7. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.5 NC

8. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.2 NC

9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.1 NC

9. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.1 NC

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOURS

1. Dateline Weekly (NBCU) 3.2 NC

2. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.0** -9%

3. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBCU) 2.0 +18%

4. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.7 -6%

5. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.5 +15%

6. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.3 -7%

6. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.3 +8%

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