Many in the genre post week-to-week Nielsen gains as April winds down, with the gainers including category leader Dr. Phil, Ellen, Jerry, Maury and Crime Watch Daily. Also, yesterday's Ryan Seacrest announcement boosted Live with Kelly's ratings.
WEEKLY SYNDICATION RATINGS ROUNDUP
Talk Shows Grow Some Ratings
Talk shows were hot in the session ending April 23, which was the last full week before the important May sweeps, led by a strong performance from Dr. Phil. The top talker leapt 10% to a 3.3 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and easily led the group for the 33rd week in a row. In addition, among the top five talk shows, Phil was up the most by far from last year.
Live with Kelly held steady at a 2.2 and battled Ellen DeGeneres to a tie for second place. Ellen recovered 10% to a 2.2.
Meanwhile, in overnight ratings, Kelly Ripa’s new co-host Ryan Seacrest had a big debut yesterday (May 1) with the newly renamed Live with Kelly and Ryan winning its time slot in all of the top five markets and ballooning 48% from the prior Monday to a 3.1 rating/11 share metered market average.
Back in the national ratings, the other double-digit gainers in talk was Crime Watch Daily, which shot up 11% to a 1.0 and 1.3 million total viewers, and recently renewed newcomer Harry, which strengthened 11% to a 1.0 and an average of more than 1.2 million daily viewers.
Elsewhere in daytime, Judge Judy continued to blister the court shows and was the No. 1 show in the genre and overall for a fourth straight session with a 6.5 for a second straight week even though it was in reruns all five days
In access, most of the top-tier magazines were sharp, with Entertainment Tonight gaining 3% to a 3.0 and leading the field for the 38th consecutive week.
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Up the most were Access Hollywood, which came back to life from a season low with a 17% rebound to a 1.4, and Extra, which surged 9% to a 1.2 despite being preempted 20 times by political programming and baseball.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.5, +7% from the week before)
- Live with Kelly (1.0, unchanged), tied with Maury (1.0, +11%) and Ellen DeGeneres (1.0, +11%)
- Wendy Williams (0.9, unchanged), tied with Steve Wilkos (0.9 unchanged) and Jerry Springer (0.9, +27%)
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) 3.3 +10%
2. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 2.2 +10%
2. Live with Kelly (Disney-ABC) 2.2 NC
4. Maury (NBCU) 1.6 +7%
5. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.5 NC
6. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.4 NC
7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.3 NC
7. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.3 +8%
9. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.2 NC
10. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.1 NC
11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 1.0 +11%
12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.8 NC
12. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 NC
DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS
1. Harry (NBCU) 1.0 +11%
COURT SHOWS
1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.5 NC
2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.2 NC
3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.6 NC
4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.2 NC
5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 1.0 NC
6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.8 NC
GAME SHOWS
1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.3 -2%
2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.0 +5%
3. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.8 +5%
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.6 NC
5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.2 NC
INTERNET VIDEO
1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.3 NC
MAGAZINE SHOWS
1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.0 +3%
2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.7 +4%
3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.5 NC
4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.4 +17%
5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.2 +9%
6. The Insider (CTD) 1.0 NC
7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.7 -13%
8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC
OFF-NET SITCOMS
1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 4.7 +2%
2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.4 -8%
3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.3 NC
4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.8 NC
5. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.7 NC
6. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.6 NC
7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.5 NC
8. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.2 NC
8. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.2 -8%
10. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.1 -8%
10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.1 NC
OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS
1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 3.6 +3%
2. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.9 NC
3. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.5 +7%
4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.4 NC
4. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.4 NC
6. Major Crimes (WBDTD) 1.2 +20%
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